Ben Foster left Manchester United after getting criticized by Sir Alex Ferguson. He spent five years at the club with two loan periods at Watford.

Foster played 23 games for United after joining from Stoke City for £1 million. One game was a 1-1 draw with Sunderland, which did not go as planned.

Foster told his wife that United was not for him after a famous rant by Fergie. He talked about this on The Managers with Mick McCarthy and Tony Pulis.

Foster said he played against Sunderland after not playing for a while. Sir Alex said it would be a good game for him, but he made a mistake and Sunderland scored.

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Foster made a mistake, and Sunderland scored. But Patrice Evra scored a late goal to tie the game.

After the game, Sir Alex criticized Foster in front of the other players. They kept their heads down because they did not want to get in trouble.

Foster spent five years at Manchester United.

After the criticism, Foster talked to his wife and said he could not handle it. He decided it was not for him.

Foster left United in 2010 and joined Birmingham City for £6 million. He said he was happy to leave.

Sir Alex told Foster that Birmingham had made a good offer. Foster was happy to leave and thought it was the right decision.

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