Sir Alex Ferguson is undoubtedly the greatest football manager in living memory. With a reign at Manchester United approaching 25 years Sir Alex has brought countless trophies & records to Old Trafford & has transformed United into the most popular football club in the world. Born in Glasgow in 1941 Ferguson played for Queen's Park Dunfermline & Rangers before retiring in 1974 to begin his managerial career. At Aberdeen he led a struggling side to the Scottish League championship & the 1983 European Cup Winners' Cup. But it is at Manchester United that Sir Alex has achieved world domination. Joining the club in November 1986 Ferguson immediately set about improving the players' discipline & strengthening the squad. Things didn't go exactly to plan in Sir Alex's first few years at United but his signing of Eric Cantona for a bargin GBP1.2million in 1992 helped to secure their first League trophy in 26 years. An incredible run of success followed shaped by the emergence of Ryan Giggs Gary Neville Paul Scholes David Beckham & Nicky Butt. & Fergie's finest moment was still to come
- in 1999 when Manchester United romped to an unprecedented Treble of Premier League FA Cup & Champions League trophies. He was knighted the same year for his services to football. Under Sir Alex United have been Premier League champions 12 times surpassing arch-rivals Liverpool's league title haul in the process & have reached four Champions League finals winning the trophy on two occasions. This in-depth biography charts the unstoppable rise of the Premier League's longest-serving manager.