In the latest episode of UTD Podcast, the 1980s legend was taken back to when Ron Atkinson made way for the man who would become the most successful manager in the club’s history.
And the way Sir Alex made his authority clear from the start is something that the Northern Irishman recalls clearly and respects, even if he found himself eventually being moved on by Ferguson.
“I remember, I was injured again,” Whiteside told us at his pub in Altrincham, where the podcast was recorded.
“There was only two or three of us who went to Big Ron’s leaving do at his house in Rochdale.