Alex Ferguson pays tribute to ‘my biggest adversary in football’ Jim McLean

McLean died this weekend at the age of 83

Tributes have been paid to Jim McLean (PA)

Alex Ferguson has paid tribute to Jim McLean, describing the former Dundee United manager as the toughest opponent he ever faced in the opposite dugout.

McLean, who died this weekend at the age of 83, shook up Scottish football along with Ferguson in the 1980s as their United and Aberdeen teams challenged the traditional hegemony of Old Firm pair Celtic and Rangers.