article_snippet.sent: Paulo Ferreira, John Terry, William Gallas, Ricardo Carvalho .
article_snippet.sent: Mourinho’s brought Ferreira and Carvalho with Mourinho’s from Porto and the effect was instant.
article_snippet.sent: Jaap Staam (centre) and Gary Neville (right), pictured with David Beckham and Dwight Yorke (top), formed half of United's Treble-winning defence.
article_snippet.sent: Gary Neville, Rio Ferdinand, Nemanja Vidic, Patrice Evra .
article_snippet.sent: Gary Neville, Rio Ferdinand, Nemanja Vidic
article_snippet.sent: Has there ever been a better bit of January transfer business than the two deals United completed in 2006 to sign Vidic and Patrice Evra from Spartak Moscow and Monaco respectively? 
article_snippet.sent: Vidic teamed up with the majestic Ferdinand to forge one of the great central defensive partnerships, playing together in three Champions League finals, while Neville was still going strong at right back.
article_snippet.sent: Ferdinand's partnership with Vidic helped United to successive titles in 2007, 2008 and 2009 .
article_snippet.sent: MANCHESTER CITY 20011-12: Pablo Zabaleta, Vincent Kompany, Joleon Lescott, Aleksandar Kolarov .
article_snippet.sent: Both players had been signed by Mark Hughes, along with Joleon Lescott, but the defensive nous of Italian Roberto Mancini helped turn City into a more solid unit before his brought in the combative Kolarov from Lazio.