Not Liverpool, Man City or Arsenal - Sir Alex Ferguson names his true Man Utd nemesis

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Sir Alex Ferguson has named Manchester United's true nemesis from his time in charge and it's not Liverpool, Arsenal or Manchester City. 11:23, Thu, Oct 8, 2026 Updated: 11:25, Thu, Oct 8, 2026 Sir Alex Ferguson has dubbed Juventus his Manchester United nemesis (Image: Getty)Sir Alex Ferguson says that Juventus were Manchester United's nemesis during his tenure.

But in his new book, Games of My Life, Ferguson selects 21 matches that defined his life.One game selected is the 1999 Champions League semi-final second leg comeback against Juventus, who he says were United's true scourge during his time at the wheel.Ferguson writes: "If I had to pick our nemesis during my time at United, it wouldn't be Liverpool, Arsenal or Chelsea - it would be Juventus. Marcello's team had won the Serie A title during his first season in 1994–95 and claimed the European Cup in 1995–96."They then proceeded to knock off another couple of league titles and had played in the three previous European Cup finals.

We all looked up to Juventus."Another of the games listed in Ferguson's book is a 1990 FA Cup tie away against Nottingham Forest. In his mind, he was God's gift to football," Ferguson penned.