Joe Cole says Sir Alex Ferguson would definitely sign £54m Man City player if he was Man United manager now

Sir Alex Ferguson had a tendency of handpicking players from across the Premier League to bolster his Manchester United side — whether it was Robin van Persie from Arsenal or Michael Carrick from Tottenham Hotspur.

However, with Manchester City becoming the superpower they are now, the former United boss would have perhaps been unable to work his charm to persuade them to move to the red side of the city.

But Sir Alex Ferguson would likely have recognised the calibre of players City have at…