Manchester United have confirmed that former manager Sir Alex Ferguson has undergone emergency surgery for a brain haemorrhage and is recovering in hospital.
The club statement went on to say that the procedure had "gone very well but he needs a period of intensive care to optimise his recovery" while adding that the family have requested "privacy in this matter."
Ferguson's son, Darren, the manager at Doncaster, missed the third-tier club's final match of the season earlier Saturday.
Some of Ferguson's former players took to Twitter to offer words of support, with David De Gea offering prayers and Michael Carrick tweeting: "Absolutely devastated to hear about Sir Alex being unwell in hospital.