Dr Ed Coughlan discusses how athletes and coaches can use the unprecedented shutdown on collective training to reset and reeducate and come back better.

For all the heated showdowns with Roy Keane, altercations with David Beckham and angry confrontations with anyone who threatened his authority; adaptability rather than irascibility should be the key word to remember Alex Ferguson’s time in management, according to a leading sports psychologist who has analysed the Manchester United legend’s career.

IT’S the second coming of Anthony Stokes.