Alex: The Man Behind The Legend

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The following season United managed to beat rivals Manchester City in the 2011 FA Community Shield and eliminated them in the FA Cup third round, but ended the season below City, who won their first Premier League title on goal difference. Age was one of the factors in Ferguson's decision to retire: reaching 60 acted as a "psychological barrier . He claimed wrongful dismissal against the club at an industrial tribunal but lost and was given no leave to appeal. Pounding over every blade of grass, competing if he would rather die of exhaustion than lose, he inspired all around him.

United's league form improved as the season went on despite defeat by Liverpool in the 2003 Football League Cup Final and they overhauled Arsenal to win the Premier League for an eighth time in May 2003. In a column for The Daily Telegraph, Hansen said Ferguson "will recognise this difficult start to the season for what it is: the greatest challenge of his career". Analyst Alan Hansen stated that he believed Ferguson was "the key component" in United's success that season, so key in fact that "[he] would have claimed the crown with any of the other top sides had he been in charge of them".He retired from management at the end of the 2012–13 season, having won the Premier League in his final season. They had three sons together: Mark (born 1968); and twins Darren (born 1972), [256] who was also a professional footballer and most recently a manager of Peterborough United; and Jason, who runs an events management company. In 2002, World of Books Group was founded on an ethos to do good, protect the planet and support charities by enabling more goods to be reused.

Todd said that the fundamental reason for the dismissal was a breach of contract relating to Ferguson having agreed to join Aberdeen. Alex: The Man Behind The Legend is the latest biography of Sir Alex Ferguson—the most decorated manager in British football history. A goal down after three minutes, the team equalised in the 86th minute and scored the winning goal through Solskjær in stoppage time. In the Champions League, the club reached the semi-finals, recording a 7–1 home win over Roma in the quarter-final second leg, [162] but lost at the San Siro to Milan 3–0 in the second leg of the semi-final after being 3–2 up from the first leg.During the season, United played two friendly matches in Bermuda against the Bermuda national team and the Somerset Cricket Club. This was unveiled at Aberdeen's Pittodrie stadium on 25 February 2022, [251] and the on the following day Ferguson was presented with a maquette of the statue. Ferguson then enjoyed a highly successful period as manager of Aberdeen, winning three Scottish league championships, four Scottish Cups and both the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and the UEFA Super Cup in 1983. Following a run of seven games without a win, Manchester United were drawn away to Nottingham Forest in the third round of the FA Cup.