Record sales for Fergie autobiography

Alex Ferguson’s memoir has become a record breaker as the UK's fastest-selling non-fiction book.

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Fergie’s hardback book – which has a cover price of £25 – notched up the biggest first-week sale for a non-fiction title since official records began 15 years ago, according to industry magazine The Bookseller.

The previous record-holder was Delia Smith’s 'How To Cook: Book Two' which shifted 112,000 copies in its first week, nearly 14 years ago.

Ferguson’s book was well ahead of many other big name memoirs for their first week on the shelves, including Tony Blair’s book 'A Journey' which sold 92,000 copies three years ago and David Beckham’s 'My Side', which achieved 86,000 first-week sales a decade ago.

The ex-United boss created a huge buzz with the publication of his book.