Ferguson sees no end to United reign

Alex Ferguson has revealed that retiring from football is not on his agenda.

And the 63-year-old Manchester United manager admits he admires those who carry on working into their 80s.

He had initially planned to retired at the end of the 2001-2002 season but then changed his mind after talking things through with his family.

Ferguson’s new one-year rolling contract begins in June when his current three-year deal expires.

“I am willing to stay on. We are building a new great team, “ he said in an interview with Portuguese magazine Visao, posted on BBC Online.

“We have some of the best talent in the world and some youngsters who will be sure bets in this game and also this business. Why would I retire?”

Ferguson has been in charge at Old Trafford since 1986 and even though Chelsea are in the ascendancy at the moment the Scot’s record is second to none.

Under his stewardship have won the Champions League, European Cup Winners Cup, eight Premiership titles, five FA Cups and one League Cup.

Ferguson added: “Sometimes I ask: ‘Do I still have energy?’.

“But then I look to my side and I see businessmen in their 80s, full of energy, clarity and strength who continue to work and I think: ‘If they, at 82 can, why can’t I at 63?”’