Fergie kept belt used by teacher who gave him drive to succeed

Alex Ferguson keeps the belt he was beaten with by his favourite schoolteacher who inspired him to greatness, he has revealed.

The former Manchester United manager said the “gritty determination” of the formidable Elizabeth Thomson who taught him as a boy rubbed off on him — along with the use of her belt — now a prized possession kept at his home.

“It’s in my study,” Alex said, recalling his schooldays at Broomloan Road Primary in Glasgow for today’s Times Educational Supplement feature, My Best Teacher.