Follow Metro Sport across our social channels, on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Or how about the breakaway that culminated in Yorke tapping the ball into an empty net against Leicester City. Manchester United’s historic journey under the inimitable Sir Alex Ferguson was filled with some of the most remarkable moments to have graced the British – and global – football landscape, with the Red Devils’ treble win gracing the climax of the 1998/99 season being the standout success of them all. What did you think when Glenn Hoddle, in defence of his decision not to select you for the World Cup in 1998, accused you of needing six or seven chances to score one goal?Cameron Baker, GlasgowRubbish. Read | Andrew Cole: the defining Manchester United years. Scholesy, of all people, described me as “miserable” at Butty’s wedding in 2008. The pair may have hung up their football boots but they're still close friends as Cole's Instagram account would testify. Keaney and Yorkey put us level in the match and ahead on away goals in the tie. We’d smashed a great team everywhere, physically and tactically. Leeds United legend Lucas Radebe backs Marcelo Bielsa's team to be playing in Europe 'in the next five years' as defender known as 'The Chief' recalls time he was shot back home in South Africa, eating Yorkshire pudding and drinking Tetley Bitter! Andy Cole and Dwight Yorke formed a brilliant relationship during their trophy-laden partnership up front for Manchester United around the turn of the Millennium and that still rings true to this day. Yorkie's football intelligence was fantastic. I played 15 times for the senior side, but also represented England at schoolboy level, under-18s, under-21 and B level. That’s after the pair have walked through the centre of Manchester, turning heads as they go. But they couldn’t. From the milkman to the bloke in the paper shop, everyone wanted to talk about football, football, football. ': Marcus... 'What happened is really a disgrace': Leeds owner Andrea Radrizzani launches attack on Manchester United and... 'How bad is this?' And I’m not having you tell me what I am.” He just shouted, “Out!” and pointed to the door. How does Roy Keane the manager compare with Roy Keane the player? We hardly spoke on the pitch and for me, that's what made it even better. defence apart in lightning-quick time, allowing Cole in on goal, one-on-one with the goalkeeper, before coolly rifling the ball into the back of the net. He was the first individual to tell me to stand still and get space. A harmless pass from Roy Keane into Dwight Yorke, a few yards from the edge of the opposing side’s 18-yard box, saw him conjure a devious dummy to allow the ball to roll through his legs to the prowling Cole, bamboozling the incoming defenders and opening up a chasm of space. I could have gone on battling every day, but I was bringing my problems home with me and had to leave. Then, Cole and Yorke engaged in a wonderful one-two to rip the Barça defence apart in lightning-quick time, allowing Cole in on goal, one-on-one with the goalkeeper, before coolly rifling the ball into the back of the net. We are polar opposites, but opposite people get on really well. All rights reserved. I didn’t like it. They were the partnership of red devils seemingly made in heaven. They had each other’s backs and worked hard to maximise their performance on the big stages, no doubt spurred on by the expectations of Fergie and the fans. It wasn't just on the football pitch but away from the football pitch we were very, very good friends. Everything felt right. That said, they had individual styles that drew symbiotic, eye-catching and outstanding results from the word go. Describe your personality in five words...Kelvin Clarke, Paris[Son Devante butts in: “Lazy, stubborn...”]Yes, he’s right. They liked each other, they got on famously, and they enjoyed the experience of playing alongside one another, whether that was in the cosy confines of the Old Trafford cauldron or in the fiery, hostile atmosphere at the likes of the Delle Alpi. A striker with Manchester City, the youngster watches and listens as we put your questions to his dad, who retired from playing in November 2008. Jurgen Klopp reveals Thiago Alcantara injury after Liverpool's draw vs Everton, Jurgen Klopp provides Virgil van Dijk injury update after Jordan Pickford tackle, Thomas Partey pictured with first team squad in Manchester ahead of Arsenal debut. I’m sure the Juventus players thought we were on something. Carragher added: "It's not easy to get two strikers in the team nowadays. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. A simplistic striker who seasoned his strikes with class and panache; he was a straight-shooting figure who did his best to steer clear of the limelight – aside from that misguided rap video. Somebody asked me about it and I went out there in 1999. Certainly from a defensive point we do need to improve.’. They were fluid and interchangeable, and able to swap characteristics at will. For more stories like this, check our sport page. I never ever thought that I’d win that trophy which players like Trevor Francis, Tony Woodcock and Peter Shilton held up. I loved my football at Newcastle, but I felt trapped. How did you feel when Manchester United allegedly tried to sell you to Blackburn in a part-exchange deal with Alan Shearer?Adam Jones, Hazel GroveI’ve never heard that before. If one of us didn’t score, the other would. I called him Schiz, as in schizophrenic, and got away with it so he must have liked me. “You’re entitled to it.” Then I walked out. "The partnership between me and Dwight Yorke was just so natural. I wanted fans to come up to me and say that I had put a good shift in. Receive news and offers from our other brands? Gary Neville slams Manchester United tweet laughing at fans being shut out of grounds in... 'Sergeant Koeman' has restored training methods used by treble-winning bosses Pep Guardiola and Luis Enrique... 'I feel sorry for the fans... £14 is a lot of money': Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho slams Premier League... Santos suspend Robinho's contract just ONE WEEK after his return to Brazil so forward can 'concentrate... How Ole Gunnar Solskjaer could shake up Manchester United (if he's brave enough! The comments below have not been moderated. Of course, that wasn’t the only fantastic moment that the two players treated the Red Devil, or admiring neutral, fans to. That was fine. Is it true Brian Clough once introduced you as “the one who got away”?Michael Clarke, HuddersfieldHe did. Neither Cole nor Yorke monopolised the identity of the big man up top, heading down long balls and crosses; neither one owned the role of the nimble striker poaching goals. Why did you ask to be called Andrew rather than Andy?Anthony Shaw, OldhamI didn’t and this gets on my nellies, this one. Peter Beardsley was a footballing magician. Manchester United’s historic journey under the inimitable Sir Alex Ferguson was filled with some of the most remarkable moments to have graced the British – and global – football landscape, with the Red Devils’ treble win gracing the climax of the 1998/99 season being the standout success of them all. Even when they weren’t linking up together with swashbuckling one-twos, they were rifling shots from long-range or nodding crosses into the back of the net from the deliveries of David Beckham or Ryan Giggs. Yorke (left) and Cole celebrate United's 1999 Champions League win - completing an unprecedented Treble. Yorke, on the other hand, was the glitzy marksman who liked to showboat when he got the chance, producing chipped finishes, audacious placed shots designed to fluster goalkeepers, and celebrations complete with a cheeky grin, which ultimately earned him the nickname of the ‘Smiling Assassin’. Will Arsenal make a statement at Man City? Manchester United legends Dwight Yorke and Andy Cole hae named Liverpool superstar Virgil van Dijk as their dream signing for the Red Devils. On a grand scale, the win was payback for how United had been schooled by Barcelona four years earlier, when they lost 4-0, but, on a micro scale, it was the result of a strike partnership that had at one time seemed unlikely, second best, undoubtedly unplanned. We always knew where each other was on the pitch. once more in Europe, when Cole produced a stealthy stepover for a pass from the left flank to allow the ball reach Yorke who then returned the favour with a perfectly weighted through-ball to his partner who dinked the ball nonchalantly over the ‘keeper. If one didn’t come short, the other would. He said he used to love the way me and Dwight played as a partnership, not trying to outdo each other. We never had a cross word,” Cole told FourFourTwo in a 2017 interview, and when you saw them play at the time, or look back upon grainy clips online or on compilation shows on the television, that brotherhood is clear to see. I enjoyed them all, even the tap-ins. Which was most of them! But he didn’t want to come either, so we got Dwight Yorke. The players came past our house on a bus with the trophy. One of the silly media boys said: “Why do you now want to be called Andrew?” “Because it’s my name,” I replied sarcastically; that was how I was christened. Thirty million? United had a busy transfer deadline day, bringing in Edinson Cavani, Alex Telles, Facundo Pellistri and agreeing a deal for Atalanta teenager Amad Traore. The big interview: Andy Cole – "Playing with Dwight Yorke was like meeting a special woman and falling in love" By Nick Moore 03 February 2010 Why didn't he make it at Arsenal? “I’m only trying to help you,” he said. My wife speaks to anyone and invites them into our home. What a player, yet when he came to Man City he was a letdown as a person. I point a few things out to him, but I don’t live my dream through my kids like I see many parents doing. Subscribe! Your questions answered in February 2010... It’s the school holidays, so Andrew Cole brings his 15-year-old son Devante along to meet FourFourTwo. ): Harry Maguire and Paul... 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I used to watch Perry Groves and Martin Hayes in the Arsenal first team and I thought I was as good and should be given a chance.
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