Ferguson backs LMA stance on coaching

Alex Ferguson has no personal grudge against Gareth Southgate but he is adamant the Middlesbrough manager should not be in the home dugout when Manchester United visit the Riverside tomorrow.

As a committee member with the League Managers’ Association, Ferguson is steadfastly behind the organisation’s belief that all league managers should have their UEFA pro-licence, something Southgate and Newcastle counterpart Glenn Roeder do not have.