Former Arsenal vice-chairman Dein reveals plan to appoint Alex Ferguson as Gunners boss 

MASTERPLAN: David Dein. Pic: Jan Kruger/Getty Images

Former Arsenal vice-chairman David Dein has revealed that he made the case to his then boardroom colleagues to appoint Alex Ferguson when the Gunners were on the hunt for a new manager in 1986.

In his newly-released autobiography, Calling the Shots: How to Win in Football and Life, Dein recalled how he favoured the appointment of then Aberdeen boss Ferguson but eventually “went along” with the decision to appoint George Graham instead.