Alex becomes part of street furniture

Former Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has had a street named in his honour near Old Trafford.

The 71-year-old, who retired at the end of last season as the most successful manager in British football history, has also been awarded the Honorary Freedom of the Borough of Trafford.

Ferguson attended ceremonies at the town hall and at the street formerly known as Water’s Reach, adjacent to Old Trafford, which is now to be called Sir Alex Ferguson Way. Ferguson, who won 13 Premier League titles and two Champions League titles with United, told those assembled: “It’s a privilege and an honour to have a road named after me. You don’t expect these things in life.