Sir Alex Ferguson has admitted he misses football and opened up about his health in an emotional chat.
The iconic manager retired in 2013 after leading United to their 13th Premier League title during his glorious 27 year reign at Old Trafford. Fergie, now 82, admits he sometimes misses life as a top level manager.
And never more so when the biggest club game in Europe, the Champions League final, comes around at the end of the season.
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United have not been in the Champions League final since 2011, when Pep Guardiola ‘s Barcelona ran rings round Fergie’s team at Wembley to win the trophy. And Fergie admits the showpiece game is the one United should be in more often.
Fergie said: “I have been retired 11 years now, so you find a way of adjusting.
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“I miss it sometimes. I think the first year after retirement, I went to the European final and I said to Cathy (his late wife), ‘this is what I miss’. The big games, the European games.
“So then I went to most of the European finals because I find something I can relate to, something I would liked to have done every day. Because these are the big events that United should always be involved in.”
Fergie revealed he does a lot of quizzes in a bid to keep his brain sharp. He added: “Fortunately my memory is quite good, praise the lord and touch wood it will stay that way. But I worry about it, 100%.
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“I read a lot, I do quizzes, and I think that helps, there is the YouTube quizzes with 100 questions and if I don’t get 70 per cent I’m struggling.”
He continued, touching on struggles of pals Bobby Charlton, Dennis Law and Nobby Stiles: “I think the main bearing on that is their family.
“We are outside the door of it all. I was a great friend of Bobby, a great friend of Denis Law, Nobby worked for me. It takes its toll.”