But Sir Alex's supporters hit back angrily last night ... I was smartly dressed in a charcoal pinstripe trouser suit, not club wear and certainly nothing revealing,' she said.

"Look at the positives, Sir Alex. Manchester United would love to be second right now, wouldn't they?" Chapman quipped. Ferguson responded with a knowing grin: "You're a bad man!" Undeterred ...

Sir Alex Ferguson has provided his thoughts ahead of Sunday's Premier League clash between Manchester United and Manchester City. Having won the reverse fixture at Etihad Stadium earlier in the ...

For that, he will require the steely spirit of Sir Alex Ferguson, who it must be remembered did not win his first league title for seven years after taking on the most pressurised job in football.

The Dutchman, speaking to Poker Firma, said: “When Sir Alex Ferguson was at Manchester United in the early parts of his career – before I joined – I know that he was keen on signing Alan ...