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There is no evidence that changing your managers repeatedly leads to success, but there is evidence at Manchester United, I was managing there for 26 years I won 38 trophies.

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Alex Ferguson
Age: 82
Born: 1941
Born: December 31
Association Football Manager
Association Football Player
Autobiographer
Manager
Alexander Chapman Ferguson
Sir Alex Ferguson
Trophies
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It was time for me to spend more time with my wife. I'm not saying I do spend more time with my wife, because she would throw me out of the house, but we have breakfast together. I never did.
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They say it was Cesc Fabregas who threw the pizza at me but, to this day, I have no idea who the culprit was.
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If my parents were still alive, they would be very proud. They gave me a good start in life, the values that have driven me, and the confidence to believe in myself.
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If I have my health I can carry on. There will be a point when I do quit but I have absolutely no idea when that is.
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When he's at the top of his game, there's not a team in the world that can handle Giggs' speed and penetration
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You are responsible to each other because when you win a game of football, you only need eight players to perform well.
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We are very focused this time and our preparation has been better. We maybe made one or two mistakes last time, but not this time.
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You start with what you believe in. I believe in building a football club rather than building a football team.
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Once you shake hands with the devil, you have to accept they are in control.
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I think Rafael Benítez was an angry man. He must have been disturbed for some reason. I think you have got to cut through the venom of it and hopefully he'll reflect and understand what he said was absolutely ridiculous.
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I don't like losing but I've mellowed. I maybe have a short fuse but it goes away quicker now.
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I'm a Pele fan from way back when I was a kid, and then there was always this thing later about Pele and Maradona. I was young and impressionable as a kid but it was always Pele for me.
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I have nothing but praise for the boy. He is easily the best player in the world. His contribution as a goal threat is unbelievable. His stats are incredible. Strikes at goal, attempts on goal, raids into the penalty box, headers. It is all there. Absolutely astounding.
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If he was an inch taller he'd be the best center half in Britain. His father is 6 ft 2 in - I'd check the milkman.
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I think his team are mirroring Stuart Pearce as the player he was. (on Manchester City)
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Well he's only 20. Without question, he's the best youngest player I've seen in my time... If he keeps developing and matures ? goodness knows what he will become. At the moment he's a breathe of fresh air. (on Wayne Rooney)
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All they can talk about is Manchester United.
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He is improving all the time. He is only 21 and who knows what he is capable of. (on Cristiano Ronaldo)
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