Ferguson’s United fate in doubt

THE future of Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson was in doubt last night as Malcolm Glazer prepared to seize control of the club.

On Monday, Mr Glazer will mop up the remaining shares he needs to bring his holding to over 75%, enough to remove the club from the stock market and use its assets as security for the loans he is taking out to buy United.

As the Glazer family announced details of their offer for the world’s largest football club, the veteran manager was still unsure of his future after 19 seasons in charge.