Inside Fergie’s lair: what it was really like in Man United manager’s slipstream – The Athletic

Inside Fergie’s lair: what it was really like in Man United manager’s slipstream – The Athletic: He was certainly the most mercurial man I have ever encountered — fascinating, very often — but he didn’t always make it easy. He collected grievances like others collect stamps and, more to the point, he really didn’t care if we liked him or not. With Ferguson, it wasn’t about popularity. It was all about control. Power and control.