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Samir Nasri rejected Man United after 'unconvincing speech' by Sir Alex Ferguson

Manchester City's Samir Nasri reveals that he rejected a move to Manchester United from Arsenal in 2011 because he was not impressed by Sir Alex Ferguson's speech.

Samir Nasri has revealed that he turned down an offer to sign for Manchester United back in 2011 because Sir Alex Ferguson's speech was 'unconvincing'.

The 27-year-old joined Manchester City from Arsenal almost four years ago, but the Frenchman has revealed that he held talks with then-United boss Ferguson before making a decision.

"We met in Paris with Sir Alex in a private apartment so as not to fuel rumours by meeting in a hotel," Nasri told beIN Sports.

"I was not convinced by his speech. There was one thing that was a problem. He said he had never hired an Arsenal player and he'd have to go to war. I told him that it does not interest me to go to war with [manager] Arsene Wenger."

Nasri spent three years playing for Arsenal before leaving for the North-West of England.

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