Ince, who was born in Ilford, London, spent the most of his playing career at the top level, joining Manchester United after leaving West Ham United. After two years with Internazionale in the Italian Serie A, he returned to England to play in the Premier League for Liverpool, Middlesbrough, and Wolverhampton Wanderers. He then had a short stint in South Korea with Pohang Steelers before returning to England where he finished his career with non-league side Northampton Town. Ince is the all-time leading scorer for Manchester United with 212 goals in all competitions and is one of only four players (along with Wayne Rooney, Diego Maradona, and Alan Shearer) to score 100 or more goals in UEFA Champions League history. He is also the only player to have scored in every season that the competition has existed. During his time at Manchester United, Ince won three FA Cups and one European Cup/Europa League. He left the club in 1999 after falling out with manager Alex Ferguson. After retiring from football, Ince became a coach and manager, taking charge at a number of clubs in the English lower divisions before being hired by New York City FC as their manager in November 2016. He managed NYCFC until May 2017 when he was replaced by Patrick Vieira. He later took over at HNK Rijeka in Croatia before being fired after just one game in charge.