It was, says Sir Alex Ferguson, “easy” deciding what to do at Manchester United when he arrived as manager in 1986.
“All I had to go back to was the 1950s and Sir Matt Busby, producing fantastic players and teams,” he tells an audience inside the Manchester Suite. This is no after-dinner speech nor a media interview. He’s addressing more than 150 current Academy players, and their parents.
“That was the motivation, for me to carry on what Sir Matt did. He made this club — there’s absolutely no question about that. I just followed on. And it was a joy, to see young players coming through like they did.