Manchester United captain Michael Carrick has led the tributes to iconic manager Sir Alex Ferguson, who is in intensive care after undergoing emergency surgery on Saturday.
The Red Devils released a statement that confirmed the Scot, who spent 27 years at the helm of the Old Trafford club, had suffered a brain haemorrhage .
The operation is said to have proceeded "very well" and in the aftermath a flood of tributes poured in for the 76-year-old.
Among those most touched by his illness are current and former United playing staff, particularly those who had worked under the former Dunfermline, Rangers and Falkirk striker.