The much awaited autobiography of the former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson is finally out. The book titled ‘Alex Ferguson: My Autobiography’ gives a glance at Fergie’s career span at one of England’s most renowned club.
The much awaited autobiography of the former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson is finally out. The book titled ‘Alex Ferguson: My Autobiography’ gives a glance at Fergie’s career span at one of England’s most renowned club. Sir Alex spent 26 years as manager of Manchester United having guided the club to 13 Premier League titles, five FA Cups, four League Cups and two Champions League crowns. Here are some of the quotes from the book:
Ferguson on David Beckham
Ferguson writes after his fall out with David Beckham in 2003: “As usual, with David at that time, he was dismissive of my criticism,” wrote Ferguson. “He was around 12 feet from me. David swore. I moved towards him, and as I approached I kicked a boot. It hit him right above the eye. He rose to have a go at me and the players stopped him. ‘Sit down,’ I said. ‘You’ve let your team down. You can argue as much as you like. I called him in the next day to go through the video and he still would not accept his mistake. The next day, the story was in the press. It was in those days that I told the board David had to go.”
Ferguson on Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo
Ferguson says Ronaldo was the “most gifted player” he managed, adding: “He surpassed all the other great ones I coached at United.”
Ferguson on former Liverpool and Chelsea manager Rafael Benitez
“Once you made it personal, you had no chance. Benitez was striving for trophies while also taking me on. That was unwise.”
Ferguson on England forward Wayne Rooney
“I felt he was struggling to get by people and had lost some of his old thrust,” wrote Ferguson, who signed Rooney from Everton in 2004. As time wore on, I felt he struggled more and more to do it for 90 minutes. I left him to discuss his future with David Moyes, hoping to see many more great performances from him at Old Trafford.”
Ferguson takes on former United skipper Roy Keane
“The hardest part of Roy’s body is his tongue. He has the most savage tongue you can imagine. He can debilitate the most confident person in the world in seconds. He was an intimidating, ferocious individual.”
