Retire? Not while Fergie has a Nani to look after him

AROUND 15 minutes before kick-off on a glorious spring day in Manchester, there was a presentation on the pitch.

Retire? Not while Fergie has a Nani to look after him

Players wearing sharp suits and club ties lined up on the touchline, each warmly applauded by another sell-out Old Trafford gallery as they stepped forward one-by-one to collect their medals.

They then gathered behind a huge board that read ‘Champions’ so photographers could capture the team that secured the latest piece of silverware to add to United’s expanding trophy cabinet.

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