PAUL CANTWELL disputes the media-fuelled concept that Alex Ferguson has mysterious mental powers

Sir Alex Ferguson

‘And now for my next trick, kids, I shall mumble a few barely audible words in my gruff Glaswegian accent. Then, stand back and observe in wonder, as a group of professional footballers, plying their trade hundreds of miles away, begin to make mistake after mistake – and all because of my few mumbled words’
If Alex Ferguson ever does retire from management he should eschew the inevitable offers of TV punditry and instead focus on becoming the new David ...