Legendary Man United manager Alex Ferguson rates Son Heung-min; star named in South Korea World Cup qualifier squad

Legendary Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has named Spurs star Son Heung-min among the current crop of English Premier League players that he wished he could have worked with, as the South Korea skipper hoped to fire his country to the Fifa World Cup and the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. In an interview with his former player Gary Neville, the 13-time English champion was asked who he would have liked to have coached and the South Korean was one of four players that Ferguson named. “I think [Harry] Kane. I thought Dele Ali was going to be a top player, I must admit I don’t know what’s happened there”, Ferguson told Neville in an interview hosted by the Sport Bible website. “But Kane’s totally been … and the boy Son at Tottenham. These have been excellent players.” "I thought he was gonna be a top player. I don't know what's happened there." "He's an excellent player." Sir Alex Ferguson chats to @GNev2 about the two Tottenham players he would have liked to have managed pic.twitter.com/JI7KrFlkFz — SPORTbible (@sportbible) May 21, 2021 Ferguson also singled out Sergio Aguero of Manchester City, whose goal denied his United side a title in 2011 and kick-started City’s recent dominance. “Aguero has been a terrific striker, there’s no doubt about that. His goalscoring has been exceptional,” Ferguson added of the Argentine striker, who played his last league game for the club on Sunday. British police arrest Son Heung-min’s online racist abusers: reports “The top teams will always produce a player that can stand out.” Son’s club season also ended on Sunday as Spurs secured a place in the new Uefa Europa Conference League, though he has Fifa World Cup qualifiers on the horizon next month. He finished the campaign with a career-best haul of 17 English Premier League goals and 22 across all competitions. AIA Player of the Season for 2020/21 - #THFC ⚪️ #COYS pic.twitter.com/iWfh4m2l72 — Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) May 23, 2021 Strike partner Kane, who has asked to leave Spurs in the summer, won the EPL golden boot with 23 goals and also topped the assists chart with 14. The England striker scored one and set up Gareth Bale for another in the team’s final day 4-2 comeback win over Leicester City. Son was named to South Korea’s squad for their upcoming Fifa World Cup Qualifiers for the Qatar 2022 tournament by coach Paulo Bento on Monday. Will Son Heung-min go to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics? The 28-year-old skipper was named in the 28-player squad for the last three matches, which also serve as qualifiers for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup in China. South Korea will host the remaining group H games, though neighbours North Korea will not be there as they have pulled out of qualifiers over Covid-19 concerns. The hosts play Turkmenistan on June 5, Sri Lanka on June 9 and Lebanon on June 13. ⚡이강인, 김학범호 첫 소집!⚡ 하나은행 초청 올림픽대표팀 친선경기에 참가하는 남자 올림픽대표팀의 명단을 공개합니다! #대한민국 #축구 #올림픽대표팀 #김학범호 pic.twitter.com/phFvli1Tyz — 대한축구협회(KFA) (@theKFA) May 24, 2021 Qualifiers clash with the training camp and tune-up games for the delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games football team, with Son a possibility as one of South Korea’s three overage players for the under-23 tournament. South Korea’s Olympic coach Kim Hak-bum still hopes Son will join them in Tokyo, though Spurs are not obliged to let him go. “(Son) is willing to play at the Olympics, but that willingness alone may not get the job done because European clubs tend to view their players as assets,” Kim said at a Monday media conference, having named the squad for two games against Ghana next month, as reported by Yonhap. Son celebrates Fifa English Premier League team of season honours Kim admitted that there is a plan B if Son is stopped by Spurs. “We’ve been in touch with these candidates (for overage spots), but I don’t know what the odds are that I’ll be able to get all the guys that I want,” Kim said. “But we do have plan Bs in case things don’t go our way.” Son admirer Ferguson, who retired in 2013 after 27 years at Old Trafford, is the subject of a new documentary film Sir Alex Ferguson: Never Give In that is released at the end of this month.