Hellish was not a misplaced adjective to describe the state of Manchester United in July 1980 when I made my first “pilgrimage” to beloved Old Trafford.
The news reverberated around the world when it flashed out of Manchester, football will never be the same with Alex Ferguson retiring as manager of the Red Devils.
With 75,000 delirious Manchester United fans chanting “champions, champions” at full voice, Rio Ferdinand tugged the back of Robin van Persie’s shirt bearing his squad number and shouted: “No. 20, No. 20”.
THEY are making hard work of this. Manchester United could have wrapped up their 20th league championship by now, but instead they’re drawing points like blood from a stone.
Unlike Chelsea's Rafael Benitez, Sir Alex Ferguson does not need a self-titled website to promote his resume or drown out the press conferences with his own greatest hits.