Fergie chooses words all too carefully

There was only one moment, really, when Alex Ferguson appeared any way ruffled by questions about the contents of the book which itself caused such a stir yesterday.

Naturally, it was concerning the one grand omission from ‘My Autobiography’; the elephant — or perhaps the horse — in the room: Rock of Gibraltar.

It was the closest he came to one of his classic “I’m nae gettin’ into that” moments.