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Article: Football: Old Trafford rises to honour Sir Alex; Manchester United 2 Rest of World XI 4.(News)
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- The Birmingham Post (England)
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- October 12, 1999
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You've heard of a game of two halves - Sir Alex Ferguson went one better when he staged a game of two matches during his testimonial at Old Trafford last night.
A Rest of the World XI boasting international talent of the likes of George Weah started the game, only to be substituted en masse midway through the second half by a team of former Manchester United favourites.
The fans were thrilled to see the likes of Mark Hughes, Bryan Robson, Steve Bruce, Gary Pallister, Peter Schmeichel and, of course, Eric Cantona wearing United shirts once ...