Sir Alex also signed Djemba-Djemba, Kleberson and a fair few other buffoons. Wonderful manager as he was, he did also get things wrong sometimes. He also said Gerrard wasn't a "top, top player" and said that Jordan Henderson would never make it due to his running style, both which were absolute nonsense.
Ferguson also told at least one ManU manager they should 'break the bank' to sign Dele Ali ... and that seemed to be pretty good advice for first couple of years of Dele's career at Spurs.
But then for whatever reason, Dele is no longer the potential superstar we thought he might become - and a shame for Spurs that ManU didn't buy him for £100m from us! (although I think Spurs fan base would have gone nuts if Levy had sold him after say 2 seasons at Spurs .... including me !) And Fergie's reputation for spotting stars might have taken a knock !