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Sir Alex announced his retirement as manager of Manchester United after 27 years in the role. He has gone out in a blaze of glory, with United winning the Premier League for the 13th time, and he is widely considered to be the greatest manager in the history of British football.
Over the last quarter of a century there have been seismic changes at Manchester United. The only constant element has been the quality of the manager's league-winning squad and United's run of success, which included winning the Champions League for a second time in 2008. Sir Alex created a purposeful, but welcoming, and much envied culture at the club which has lasted the test of time.
Sir Alex saw Manchester United change from a conventional football club to what is now a major business enterprise, and he never failed to move with the times. It was directly due to his vision, energy and ability that he was able to build teams both on and off the pitch. He was a man-manager of phenomenal skill, and increasingly he had to deal with global stars. His relationship with Cristiano Ronaldo, for instance, was excellent and David Beckham has described Sir Alex as a father figure.
Over the past four years, Sir Alex has been reflecting on and jotting down the highlights of his extraordinary career and in his new book he will reveal his amazing story as it unfolded, from his very early days in the tough shipyard areas of Govan.
Review Quotes
1. "Sir Alex Ferguson has written a lovely conversation. It is the sense of fatherly love that he brings to the book when he writes about the players club and the sport itself that makes it shine." SILive.com"
2. ..".masterpiece." InternationalSoccerNetwork.com"
3. Colourful, chewy and a fine example of how to mince your enemies but not your words. Daily Express"
4. If it were possible to copy Ferguson's management techniques, everyone would have done so long ago Financial Times Weekend"
5. His commitment to one club stands in stark contrast to Redknapp's peripatetic career, and it is a relationship that has won him adulation on the red side of Manchester and grudging respect elsewhere . . . Fergie's absorbing book reveals a man strong on principle and not short of self-belief. Tablet"
