Sir Alex Ferguson - The Greatest Manager Ever? - video Dailymotion

What has been said about the former Manchester United manager as he's set to leave his role as club ambassador

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00:00The greatest ever. John Lennon of football.

00:04Yeah, one of the best managers ever.

00:06It's an honour for me to be with him in this place.

00:16Well, he has to be. I mean, 27 years at one football club,

00:21numerous amounts, over 30 trophies, I don't think there is anybody else.

00:25As you said, you talk about great, the legacy that Manchester United represent,

00:29and you mention from Sir Bobby to Sir Alex to Wayne Rooney,

00:33not long here I'm sure he will be a Sir as well.

00:36So there's quite, unless you're a Sir, you won't be able to be a legend.

00:39That's a special group to be in.

00:41You have to have a driving force, and Sir Alex Ferguson has proved himself up at Aberdeen

00:49and went on after a really shaky couple of years early on to become a masterful manager.

00:56I think people skills is absolutely phenomenal.

00:59The way football is now, it's about managing people.

01:03Because you're not just a manager, and that's what it felt to understand.

01:06I think it's different, oh, you're a manager.

01:08You're managing and massaging eagles, and that's what football is about.

01:13He was so charismatic, and the stories that he told,

01:19and the way he could pump us up before games, important games,

01:23and also bring in the history of Man United.

01:26So I think he's one of the best managers ever.

01:30Maybe he is the greatest ever.

01:35John Lennon of football or something like this.

01:37From my side for sure it's a big amount of respect,

01:41because what he did in his life as a manager,

01:46I think it's not too easy to do it again for another manager.

01:50It's an honour for me to be alongside Sir Alex Ferguson in that situation.

01:55I have to say I got a message from him this morning in my phone that touched me a lot.

02:02And it's an honour for me to be with him in this place.

02:07He's so nice.

02:09I admire him, and maybe I even admire him more today.

02:15Because his way of defending the club he worked for was incredible.

02:21You don't touch Manchester United.

02:25He defended, I'm sure, the best players, the worst players.

02:30He defended everyone working for Manchester United.

02:34And he built...

02:38Imperium.

02:40I don't know, I don't have the right word.

02:42But he built a very, very strong club and a very, very strong football team.