Some good suggestions!
Manchester United have struck a deal with production company Lionsgate for a TV series about the famed club.
Although the project is in the earliest stages of its development, with no director or script, it is understood that it will be similar to Netflix’s ‘The Crown’.
The highly-lauded series details the life of Queen Elizabeth II and the rest of the royal family over a number of decades.
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Already there has been speculation over who should be cast in the new series, and we asked AI for their suggestions.
Here’s what they came up with!
The Architects & Legends
Sir Matt Busby
Alt: Jim Broadbent (Harry Potter series) – gentler, paternal Busby
Primary: Brendan Gleeson (Banshees of Inisherin, In Bruges) – gravitas, warmth, authority, tragedy
Duncan Edwards
Primary: Tom Holland (Spiderman) – boyish power, emotional vulnerability
Alt: Jack O’Connell (Sinners, Skins) – more physical, northern edge
Sir Bobby Charlton
Primary: Eddie Redmayne (The Theory of Everything) – quiet intensity, internalised trauma
Alt: Callum Turner (Masters of the Air) – understated strength, athletic presence
George Best
Primary: Paul Mescal(Normal People, Gladiator II) – charisma, volatility, self-destruction
Alt: Aaron Taylor-Johnson(28 Years Later, Kick Ass) – swagger, danger, magnetis
The Ferguson Era
Sir Alex Ferguson
Primary: Brian Cox (Succession) – volcanic authority, Scottish steel
Alt: Peter Mullan (Ozark) – colder, more intimidating Ferguson
Paul McGrath
Primary: Damson Idris (F1) – physicality + inner turmoil
Alt: Sope Dirisu (Gangs of London) – emotional depth, quiet suffering
Eric Cantona
Primary: Tahar Rahim (A Prophet)– intensity, unpredictability, intellect
Alt: Vincent Cassel (La Haine) – iconic menace, mythic presence
Roy Keane
Primary: Jack O’Connell– fury, discipline, suppressed emotion
Alt: Aidan Gillen (Love/Hate, Game of Thrones) – sharp, psychological, cutting presence
The Class of ’92 & After
David Beckham
Primary: Harris Dickinson (The Triangle of Sadness) – sensitivity beneath stardom
Alt: Sam Claflin (Me Before You) – polished, media-savvy Beckham
Ryan Giggs
Primary: Taron Egerton (Kingsman series) – charm with a darker undercurrent
Alt: Aneurin Barnard (Mr Burton) – quieter, more unsettling take
Cristiano Ronaldo
Primary: Michele Morrone (The Housemaid) – physical perfection, ego, intensity
Alt: Álvaro Rico (The Gardener) – youthful arrogance and beauty
Carlos Tevez
Primary: Peter Lanzani (Argentina, 1985)– street-wise, defiant, combustible
Alt: Juan Pedro Lanzani (same) – there’s honestly no better fit
Wayne Rooney
Primary: Stephen Graham (Adolescence, This is England) – rawness, working-class soul
Alt: Joe Dempsie (Skins, Game of Thrones) – volatile, emotionally exposed
The Managers (Post-Fergie)
David Moyes
Primary: Martin Compston (Line of Duty) – earnest, overwhelmed, tragic
Alt: James McAvoy (Split, Atonement) – intensity under pressure
José Mourinho
Primary: Javier Bardem (No Country for Old Men, Skyfall) – theatrical genius, narcissism, menace
Alt: Antonio Banderas (The Mask of Zorro, Shrek series) – charisma, dark humour
Ole Gunnar Solskjær
Primary: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Game of Thrones) – warmth with steel
Alt: Anders Baasmo Christiansen (A Better Man) – understated Nordic calm
Rúben Amorim
Primary: Ricardo Pereira (Sunburn) – modern, intelligent, controlled
Alt: Miguel Ángel Silvestre (Weiss & Morales) – stylish, intense leadership
The Modern Captain
Bruno Fernandes
Alt: Tomás Alves – restless, driven, emotional core
Primary: Tiago Teotónio Pereira – passion, nervous energy
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