I was part-time and in a reserve game against Airdrie I broke my eyesocket, cheekbone and nose and was out for months. They put this massive plaster cast on my face, Ferguson told students in Glasgow on Thursday, with his comments carried on...

I was part-time and in a reserve game against Airdrie I broke my eyebrow, cheekbone and nose and was out for months. They put this massive plaster cast on my face, he said. After I came back from the injury I played three reserve games. We...

Young players now are more fragile, they are more cocooned, said Sir Alex. They are encouraged by an insatiable press, to think they are better than they really are, and they are protected by their agents. But you have to deal with that in...

He said: Young players now are more fragile, they are more cocooned. They are encouraged by an insatiable press to think they are better than they really are, and they are protected by their agents. But you have to deal with that in sport now. You...

It is a process and, hopefully, we get to the point where he feels confident about playing, Ferguson said at the time.

He said at the time: This is a dream come true. I've been a season ticket holder at United for 45 years and the opportunity to be an official partner was a deal I could not pass up......This deal is about associating ourselves with the world's...

Young players now are more fragile, they are more cocooned, said Ferguson in manutd.com. They are encouraged by an insatiable press, to think they are better than they really are, and they are protected by their agents. But you have to...

Ferguson sees the tie as United's biggest fixture of the season so far and said: I think so, yes. The European Cup is always special to us and we've had some marvellous nights at Old Trafford. I just hope we have another one. We're away from home...

Owen is alternating his training with the reserve and first-team squads, working for two days and then resting a day, Ferguson wrote in his programme notes to preview the second leg of United's Carling Cup semi-final against Manchester City at...

I would like to see him make the squad for the Champions League fixtures against AC Milan , said Ferguson. But we won't rush him. We are being patient. Owen is alternating his training with the reserve and first-team squads,...

I would like to see him make the squad for the Champions League fixtures against AC Milan, said Ferguson. But we won't rush him. We are being patient. Owen is alternating his training with the reserve and first-team squads, working for two...

I think I told him myself last year when I saw him before our game against Inter that he should be thinking about getting back to Europe if he wanted to go to the World Cup, he said.

I would like to seem him make the squad for the Champions League fixtures against AC Milan, but we won't rush him, Ferguson said. We are being patient with the rehabilitation following his knee operations and he is alternating his training...

When asked about Beckham's 25 million pounds move from Old Trafford, Ferguson said: No regrets. We move on. The only difference with David's return to Manchester United compared with other players is that there will be a big media circus...

He's such a high-profile celebrity - not just a high-profile footballer - and we haven't really seen anybody else return to the club in that situation. Our job is to concentrate on the football match and let the David Beckham media circus carry on...

Disappointment, we all face it, but the important thing about disappointment is getting over it and having the determination to succeed the next time, said Sir Alex. I've always related my own disappointments with the best parts of my...

He said: The only difference with David's return to Manchester United compared with other players is that there will be a big media circus surrounding him when Milan arrive. He's such a high-profile celebrity - not just a high-profile footballer -...

Ferguson said: I would like to seem him make the squad for the Champions League fixtures against AC Milan, but we won't rush him. We are being patient with the rehabilitation following his knee operations and he is alternating his training with the...

Ferguson added: But we won't rush him. We are being patient.

I would like to seem him make the squad for the Champions League fixtures against AC Milan, but we won't rush him, Ferguson said in The Mirror. We are being patient with the rehabilitation following his knee operations and he is...

Nani has settled down now and is getting maturity, Manager Alex Ferguson told MUTV. He has been pretty immature since he came to the club, but you are seeing the development now. He is a shy boy, and you hope games like at Arsenal will...

When asked if the tie is United's biggest of the season so far, Ferguson said: I think so, yes.

...mental aspect will be called into play when they travel to a fortress called Stamford Bridge this weekend to battle out with the best, as Ferguson said: I hope Arsenal go to Stamford Bridge and batter them next Sunday.

The European Cup is always special to us and we've had some marvellous nights at Old Trafford. I just hope we have another one, he said. We're away from home in the first leg, which won't be easy, but I'm certain the tie will be decided...

Our job is to concentrate on the football match, Ferguson told Inside United, the club magazine.

The only difference with David's return to Manchester United compared with other players is that there will be a big media circus surrounding him when Milan arrive, said Ferguson. He's such a high-profile celebrity - not just a...

The only difference with David's return to Manchester United compared with other players is that there will be a big media circus surrounding him when Milan arrive, Ferguson added. He's such a high-profile celebrity - not just a...

I think I told him myself last year when I saw him before our game against Inter that he should be thinking about getting back to Europe if he wanted to go to the World Cup, Ferguson told Inside United magazine. And it looks like he might...

He said: I think I told him myself last year when I saw him before our game against Inter that he should be thinking about getting back to Europe if he wanted to go to the World Cup. And it looks like he might just get his wish now. He had a good...

Our job is to concentrate on the football match and let the David Beckham media circus carry on, the United boss told the club's magazine.

I think I told him myself last year when I saw him before our game against Inter that he should be thinking about getting back to Europe if he wanted to go to the World Cup, said Ferguson.

No regrets. We move on, Ferguson told Inside United magazine. The only difference with David's return to Manchester United compared with other players is that there will be a big media circus surrounding him when Milan arrive. He's such a...

Ferguson is not surprised to see Beckham back at the San Siro for a second spell and added: I think I told him myself last year when I saw him before our game against Inter that he should be thinking about getting back to Europe if he wanted to go...

When asked about the player's ?25million move from Old Trafford, Ferguson told Inside United: No regrets. We move on.

He said: My memories of Govan High are of the school being very strict. Now it is a lot different to when I was a child. In my day, we did not speak to the teachers or form any kind of relationship with them, and we were always kept in line. Govan...

Ferguson added: It is amazing when you talk to the players - they all want him to play. They all think he is fantastic. We are getting consistency from him now. We have a really good player. We wondered if he would feel tired after three games in a...

Sir Alex, then known as Alexander Chapman Ferguson, said: I still remember my time on the school under 16 football team vividly. We won the Whitefield Cup, the Castle Cup and the Under 15s Cup. We did lose a game to Calder High from Lothian, I...

Beckham also revealed that he is ready to anguish the pain of playing against Sir Alex Ferguson, saying that the draw is the right time to face his first club.

Reflecting on Nani 's impressive performance against Arsenal on Sunday, Manchester United boss Ferguson said, It was Nani 's best performance for United. He was outstanding. He has settled down now. He is getting maturity. He is only a young lad....

Ferguson, who was back on home turf yesterday to help Govan High School celebrate their centenary year, said: It was disappointing for Andy to lose the final and I was bitterly disappointed for him as I got up early to watch him in action. Murray...

Sir Alex said: Govan High was very strict in my day and that has definitely had an influence on how I manage my players.

Arsenal are not out of it, I hope that Arsenal go to Stamford Bridge and batter them, he said.

Ferguson, buoyant after a week which saw United thump Manchester City and Arsenal , said: I don't know all of the potential talent in Scotland at the moment. In the present Scottish squad I think you've got three or four very good players. But to...

I still remember my time on the school under-16 football team vividly, he said. We won the Whitefield Cup, the Castle Cup and the Under-15s Cup. We did lose a game to Calder High from Lothian, I remember that. Our under-18 team was also...

Ferguson said before Ferdinand's original hearing: If it's a fair hearing then he has a good chance. He was wrestled and punched, all sorts of things happened to him, and he was just trying to wrestle free from it.

When asked about the player's ?25million move from Old Trafford, Ferguson told the club's official magazine `Inside United': No regrets. We move on.

I think I told him myself last year when I saw him before our game against Inter that he should be thinking about getting back to Europe if he wanted to go to the World Cup, said Ferguson. And it looks like he might just get his wish now....

Asked if he regretted selling Beckham, Ferguson told Inside United magazine: No regrets. We move on.

I think I told him myself last year when I saw him before our game against Inter that he should be thinking about getting back to Europe if he wanted to go to the World Cup, said Ferguson. It looks like he might just get his wish now. He...

When asked about the player's ?25 million move from Old Trafford, Ferguson told Inside United: No regrets. We move on.