Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson confessed he will never leave Old Trafford, suggesting he could take a director’s role once he steps down as manager at the club.
Ferguson’s side host Norwich City tomorrow as they look to maintain their 12-point lead in the Premier League, before welcoming Real Madrid on Tuesday night in the Champions League.
But the Scot’s future was the hot topic of conversation at United’s Carrington training ground after Ferguson told twentyfour7 magazine he is likely to become a director.
“There’s no getting rid of me, I will probably become a director,” he told the magazine in an interview this week.
Ferguson used his weekly press conference to talk up the role Sir Bobby Charlton had within the club, based on the ideology of German side Bayern Munich.
“It won’t be a doctor that tells me to quit,” he joked. “The role Sir Bobby Charlton has played at the club has been fantastic.
“He has been a tremendous support to the manager and a lot of the players – I think Bayern Munich is the perfect model.
“It’s no problem having a replica of that for this club who have had so many great players over the years and who are now ambassadors, like Andy Cole, Bryan Robson, Peter Schmeichel.
“There are quite a few of them here now and that’s a role we should be using as well.”
However, Ferguson described Saturday’s clash with the Canaries as a ‘mundane’, but must win, meeting ahead of the second-leg with Madrid.
“It’s an occasion on Tuesday whereas tomorrow is the mundane, practical situation – we need to win. It’s such an important league game for us,” he explained.
“That’s what the concentration is on, I can assure you the players will not be thinking about Tuesday at this moment in time. All week we’ve been talking about how important Norwich is.
“Tomorrow is the important one for us because Tuesday will look after itself.”
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