Ferguson: 26 years ago today

Alex Ferguson leaves Manchester United in an era very different to the one in which he started the job.

Ferguson: 26 years ago today

The year of 1986 was a momentous one and not just because of the appointment of a little known Scot to the position he was to occupy for well over two decades.

When he first entered Old Trafford, current Manchester United star Wayne Rooney was just a year old.

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