Rio Ferdinand believes that not signing Karim Benzema for Manchester United is one of Sir Alex Ferguson’s "biggest regrets" from his time in charge of the club.
Benzema was in the headlines once again on Tuesday night after scoring the winner for Real Madrid in a dramatic 5-4 aggregate victory over Chelsea in the quarter-finals of the Champions League. The veteran striker headed in Vinicius Junior’s cross in extra-time to clinch it for the home team, who had been reeling at 3-0 down on the night.
It was his 38th goal of the season for Real, his 83rd in the Champions League altogether and 317th in 597 appearances for the club he joined from Lyon in the summer of 2009. Having scored a hat-trick in the first leg at Stamford Bridge, Benzema is currently in the form of his life for Real – but his career could have been quite different.
