On this day in 1986, Manchester United appointed Alex Ferguson as their manager.
The man from Govan replaced Ron Atkinson at the helm and went on to become the most successful manager in English football history. Ferguson was starting to become a phenomenon even before he arrived in Manchester. The Glaswegian broke the Old Firm duopoly up in Scotland with Aberdeen with whom he won three league titles, four Scottish Cups, a historic UEFA Cup Winners Cup and a UEFA Super Cup.
But Ferguson’s early years at United were turbulent and disappointing to a point where many fans demanded for him to be sacked.