Former Manchester United boss and legend, Sir Alex Ferguson says benching Park Ji-Sung in 2008 Champions League against Chelsea at Moscow, remains his biggest regret in his coaching career
Although, the Red Devils went on to win the game on penalties after 1 all draw in 90 minutes and extra time.
"To win the European Cup is fantastic. It was a really great bunch of players with a great attitude about them and a good, strong squad," the legendary boss told MUTV.
"My problem in the 2008 final, maybe I even regret it to this day, was I left Ji-sung Park out completely in the final.
"He'd played such a great role and that's the problem when you get to these finals.
"At Wembley [in 2011] I did it to Dimitar Berbatov and he took it badly. He didn't deserve it. No player deserves to be left out of the final.
"That's why we try hard at these European seminars with the coaches to try to get 11 subs in the final.
"You've got four or five sitting in the stand who made fantastic contributions in getting there."
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Although, the Red Devils went on to win the game on penalties after 1 all draw in 90 minutes and extra time.
"To win the European Cup is fantastic. It was a really great bunch of players with a great attitude about them and a good, strong squad," the legendary boss told MUTV.
"My problem in the 2008 final, maybe I even regret it to this day, was I left Ji-sung Park out completely in the final.
"He'd played such a great role and that's the problem when you get to these finals.
"At Wembley [in 2011] I did it to Dimitar Berbatov and he took it badly. He didn't deserve it. No player deserves to be left out of the final.
"That's why we try hard at these European seminars with the coaches to try to get 11 subs in the final.
"You've got four or five sitting in the stand who made fantastic contributions in getting there."
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A good memory.... Still fresh in mind
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