Sir Alex Ferguson has thanked Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and insisted his former player has always wanted to be a manager.
Old Trafford fortunes have improved after the 79-year-old retired eight years ago after winning 13 Premier League championships and two Champions Leagues during a phenomenal tenure at the club.
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Solskjaer, who helped the Scot achieve tremendous popularity as a player with the Red Devils, is now the guy charged with attempting to bring United back on top, and – with a second top-four finish secured and a spot in the Europa League final – indicators of improvement are evident under the Norwegian, although many academy graduates have also been blooded into the first team.
“And as a young reserve, even though he was on the bench, he would take notes on the training sessions,” Ferguson told BBC Sport. He has a strong desire to be a manager, because at a club like Manchester United, it is unquestionably a consequence business.
“There are questions to be answered if you don't receive outcomes. He is seeing success, and he has performed exceptionally well. And what's very critical for this club is introducing new talent, and he's given them a shot.
“From Matt Busby and Alex Ferguson to what Ole is doing, the young men, whether they are decent enough, play them, it will always be the core of Manchester United. There is never a concern at this club.”
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Since Ferguson's retirement, Manchester City has emerged as the overwhelming power in English football, while rivals Liverpool could break a 30-year wait for a top-flight championship in 2020.
The Glaswegian, who will appear in a documentary directed by his son Jason and set to be published next month, paid homage to City manager Pep Guardiola and Liverpool counterpart Jurgen Klopp but said he will have little problem managing in the new period.
When asked whether it will be more difficult for him to participate in today's game, Ferguson replied, "I personally don't think so."
“I believe I had something in me that will carry me anywhere in existence. I'm not bragging, but I believe I had the charisma to succeed, ambition, appetite, and electricity.
“Even when I was in my 60s, I needed the players to notice my energy.
I believe there are young people out there with the drive that Klopp has brought to Liverpool, and Pep Guardiola has brought to City...there is a space for people with the right qualifications and the right content to do well.”
Ferguson, a two-time Champions League winner, has expressed his displeasure with the defunct European Super League, which United was set to join until the six English clubs participating dropped out on April 20 – 48 hours after the competition's inception.
“You cannot ever overlook that the true motivation for football was that the smallest guy might ascend to the peak of Everest, and that is the only way I can describe it,” he said. We just can't work without it.”
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