Lawman: Fergie will go down as one of the greatest

Manchester United legend Denis Law believes the day when Sir Alex Ferguson retires will mark the end of a dynasty.

The United boss turns 68 next month, but insists he has no plans to retire in the near future, and only ill health will stop him managing United.

The Lawman believes Sir Alex will go down alongside Sir Matt Busby, Jock Stein and Bill Shankly as one of the greatest managers of all time.

“When Alex retires maybe at 95 or 100, he will probably turn out to be the greatest manager the game has ever seen,” Law told MUTV.

“When you look at the great managers, Busby, Shankly and Stein, he will be in that category.

“They all came from working-class backgrounds and football has always been a working- class game. There is a passion among Scottish managers that other countries do not have. Coming from a hard working area they wanted to entertain the people but those days have gradually gone,” he continued.

Law believes United’s patience at the start oof ferguson’s reign paid off and is an example to modern clubs not to sack managers because of bad results in the short term.

“You go back to his time at Aberdeen, the main teams in Scotland are Celtic and Rangers,” said Law. “He came in and knocked them down. The success he had was fantastic.

“After he came to United things didn’t go too well and if they hadn’t won the FA Cup in that particular year, there might have been a change. But United realised you can’t come into a club and have instant success and stuck by him.”

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