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'I called Sir Alex Ferguson a Scottish b*****d!' – former Manchester United ace Kanchelskis

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The Russia international's lack of English was exploited by his team-mates, but the manager saw the funny side of the joke

Former Manchester United ace Andrei Kanchelskis has lifted the lid on an awkward meeting with manager Sir Alex Ferguson, in which he called the legendary boss “a Scottish b*****d”.

Kanchelskis spent four years at Old Trafford from 1991-95 and twice won the Premier League with the Red Devils, as well as the FA Cup and League Cup once each.

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However, it was not all smooth sailing for the former Russia international, who admitted that he had some language issues when he first arrived at the club from Shakhtar Donetsk.