Sir Alex Ferguson is stepping down as manager of Manchester United at the end of the season after 26 and a half years at the helm and will join the club's board.
Ferguson, 71, took over from Ron Atkinson in 1986 and
won two Champions League crowns, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, 13 league
titles - including this season's competition - five FA Cups and four
League Cups at Old Trafford to make him the most successful manager in
British football history following a successful eight years in charge of
Aberdeen.
A club statement read: "The most successful manager in English
football history will bow out after the West Bromwich Albion game on 19
May and join the football club board."
The story originally emerged late on Tuesday evening, with reports
that United’s player versus coaches golf day at Dunham Massey had been
overshadowed by the expectation of such an announcement.
David Moyes and Jose Mourinho have emerged as favourites to take
over. Moyes is out of contract at long-term employers Everton in
the summer while Mourinho is widely expected to leave Real Madrid this
summer
.
The Portuguese had been thought to be set to return to former club
Chelsea, but Ferguson vacating the Old Trafford hotseat now throws that
anticipated move into doubt.
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