Alex Ferguson
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"Sir Alexander Chapman "Alex" Ferguson", Order of the British Empire/CBE, is a Scottish former Manager (association football)/football manager and football player/player who managed Manchester United F.C./Manchester United from 1986 to 2013. His time at the club has led to Ferguson being regarded as one of the most successful, admired and respected managers in the history of the game.

Ferguson managed East Stirlingshire F.C./East Stirlingshire and St. Mirren F.C./St. Mirren before a highly successful period as manager of Aberdeen F.C./Aberdeen. After briefly managing Scotland national football team/Scotland following the death of Jock Stein, he was appointed manager of Manchester United F.C./Manchester United in November 1986.

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Everyone remembers Stuart Pearce as a determined, aggressive player, who played with great heart and enthusiasm that gave him a great career in the game.

Go and make your mistakes in the first team. You'll learn more in a month in the first team than you will in two years in the reserves.

The performance was good and we controlled the match.

Our second goal was a great example for any person who wants to get to the very top. Wayne has a fantastic work ethic. Today wasn't a great performance but we were determined in the defensive part of our game.

The second goal was a great example for any young person who wants to get to the top. That was a fantastic work ethic.

Hopefully now we've put that controversy to bed, just as Rio Ferdinand no longer has to run the gauntlet of those fans who considered he had not signed his new contract quickly enough.

I feel that other issues have been laid to rest, not in a grudging way, but in the spirit I urged, as a truly united football club.

We controlled the game without finishing them off.

It was an important result because Newcastle were a very, very determined team today - difficult to break down.