Transfer Tales: Viv Anderson – Sir Alex Ferguson’s first signing for Man Utd
An older head would clearly prove valuable in defence and ousted John Sivebaek, the opening scorer of the Ferguson era, from the starting line-up.
A regular in his first season, Anderson later emerged as an option in the centre of defence before leaving for Sheffield Wednesday in 1991, on a free transfer. He was haunting his former club, a couple of years later, with an inspirational display at Old Trafford, until Steve Bruce’s late headers turned around a one-goal deficit and propelled United towards our first title since 1967.
Yet Viv rightly remained hugely popular within the club and worked for MUTV after retiring.
