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By Mark Froggatt
Jose Mourinho
Some of the biggest names in Manchester United history have paid personal tributes to Sir Alex Ferguson on the 40th anniversary of his appointment.
‘The Boss’, as he will always be known, arrived at Old Trafford on 6 November 1986.
What followed was the most successful period in the club’s illustrious history and he retired in 2013 as the most decorated British manager of all time.
There is no doubt, every single one of us loves Sir Alex.
And that much is clear in our special video, which you can watch below…
Icons salute Sir Alex
‘THE BOSS OF EVERY COACH’
Read what a host of big names say about Sir Alex’s legacy in our unmissable video…
Jose Mourinho: “I think he is Manchester United.”
Bryan Robson: “Sir Alex wanted to replicate the Busby Babes, and that’s what he said when he first came in.”
Gary Neville: “He respected what had gone on in the club in the past. He wasn’t in fear of Sir Matt Busby; he was inspired by his achievements.”
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer: “Manchester United would not be the same football club as it is today.”
Cristiano Ronaldo: “You know, Sir Alex Ferguson is, in my opinion, the specialist to grow young players to a man. And this is what he did with me.”
Rio Ferdinand: “These teams played for him. They were a representation of him: a fiery, strong, resilient team.”
David Beckham: “The boss would win the league or the Champions League, and he’d be planning the next season that night. You know, that relentlessness is what he left behind.”
Michael Carrick: “The precedent [he set] and what he’d done for so long here and the way that he did it. ”
David Gill: “They mention Alex Ferguson. They say Sir Alex Ferguson. They say Manchester United. And that to me says it all.”
Wayne Rooney: “He built a club which every other club, I feel, was jealous of.”
Arsene Wenger: “We’re a bit like two boxers. We box against each other with ferocity, but at the end of the day, the respect is there, you know, because it was always in a fair way.”
Jose Mourinho: “For me, he was always our boss, the boss of every coach.”
Culled from manutd.com
