Tag Archives: Sir Alex Ferguson

Loathed by Manchester United fans and unloved by Liverpool supporters, Paul Ince never really found a football home. There’s something about that that doesn’t sit right. Ince was arguably the best box-to-box midfielder of his generation and was very successful, particularly in the first half of his career. Ince essentially …

Pep Guardiola took charge of his 150th game as a Premier League manager during Manchester City’s 2-1 win over Bournemouth last week, the Spaniard having cemented his position amongst the greatest managers of all-time following a trophy-laden period in English football. Guardiola is one of just four managers to have …

Tottenham’s 1-0 victory over Everton on Monday night secured a Premier League milestone for Jose Mourinho, the ‘Special One’ securing the 200th league victory of a hugely successful career in English football. Mourinho’s achievement means he becomes just the fifth manager to reach a double century of Premier League victories, …

Raheem Sterling has questioned the lack of black managers within football, as Dwight Yorke admits he ‘still can’t get an interview’ in his struggle to move into management. Anti-racism protests have taken place across the world this week following the death of American George Floyd at the hands of US …

11 years after the 2009 Champions League final took place, we look back on the famous decider and the lasting legacy it had on football as a whole. In hindsight it feels outlandish to say, but Manchester United would have headed into the match with relative confidence. They were the …

Over the course of his playing career, Robin van Persie has worked with a number of the game’s iconic managers, most notably, Sir Alex Ferguson, Arsene Wenger and Louis van Gaal. Van Persie moved to the Premier League back in 2004, initially joining Arsenal‘s famed invincible side as a winger …

By 2012/13 Manchester United’s juggernaut had succeeded in barging pretty much everything and everyone out of its path, as it careered head-on towards its final destination as England’s most successful football club. First Liverpool, then Arsenal and Chelsea, all were bested as United became the Premier League’s most successful team. …

Dwight Yorke has revealed why Sir Alex Ferguson called him ‘a failure’ at Manchester United despite the forward finishing as the club’s leading scorer in the Premier League. Yorke joined Manchester United from Aston Villa in 1998 and enjoyed a historic debut season at Old Trafford, scoring 29 goals in …

Ryan Giggs has revealed the four Manchester United legends who were spared the infamous ‘hairdryer’ treatment from former manager Sir Alex Ferguson. Ferguson established himself as the most decorated manager in the history of English football during a glittering career in charge of Manchester United, winning 13 league titles, five …

Patrice Evra has opened up on the winning mentality of Sir Alex Ferguson and says the former Manchester United manager taught his players to ‘be like a robot’. Evra established himself as one of the finest full-backs in Premier League history during a glittering eight-and-a-half-year career at Old Trafford, winning …