Originally Posted by Sir Alex
Well, I'm delighted,"
"It's been a long haul. It wasn't an easy one, to be honest with you, because, understandably, Arsene
Wenger didn't want to sell to Manchester United.
"But the boy wanted to come to us, that's important. He turned down various clubs to join us because he wants the challenge of coming to the biggest club in the world and I think that's fantastic.
That's what swung it, that's what made it possible. If he hadn't come out forcibly to Arsenal and tell them 'look, I want to go to Manchester United' then it meant that negotiations were really over.