The legal issues were further compounded by Magnier being a significant shareholder in the football club managed by Ferguson at the time. The majority of pages are undamaged with some creasing or tearing, and pencil underlining of text, but this is minimal. In 2009–10 season, Ferguson added another League Cup to his honours list as United defeated Aston Villa 2–1 in the final on 28 February 2010, United's first ever successful knockout cup defence. Alex is the most up-to-date biography of Sir Alex Ferguson, the most decorated manager in British football history.

By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. Ferguson was so impressed with Queiroz after their first meeting, he offered him the job "right away".

Two weeks later, he won his 100th game in the Champions League with a 1–0 win over Galatasaray at Old Trafford. The 2002–03 season began rather poorly for United; the club made their worst start to a league campaign in 13 years.

During the 1991 close season, Ferguson's assistant Archie Knox departed to Rangers to become assistant to Walter Smith, and Ferguson promoted youth team coach Brian Kidd to the role of assistant manager in Knox's place. Ferguson played as a forward for several Scottish clubs, including Dunfermline Athletic and Rangers. Days after the FA Cup final, United travelled to Barcelona, the setting for the UEFA Champions League final.Todd said that the fundamental reason for the dismissal was a breach of contract relating to Ferguson having agreed to join Aberdeen.

Ferguson then enjoyed a highly successful period as manager of Aberdeen, winning three Scottish league championships, four Scottish Cups and both the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and the UEFA Super Cup in 1983. For many years none of the tour matches were recognised by the Scottish Football Association as full internationals, and so Ferguson was deemed to have never played for Scotland. Ferguson had now won 11 league titles at Manchester United, and the 2008–09 season title success put them level with Liverpool as league champions on a record 18 occasions in total. He met the player and his agent in Manchester to discuss formalities and was informed of Van Nistelrooy's troubled right knee.Many of Ferguson's former players have gone on to become football managers themselves, including Tony Fitzpatrick, Alex McLeish, Gordon Strachan, Mark McGhee, Willie Miller, Neale Cooper, Bryan Gunn, Eric Black, Billy Stark, Bryan Robson, Steve Bruce, Mark Hughes, Roy Keane, Paul Ince, Chris Casper, Mark Robins, Darren Ferguson, Ole Gunnar Solskjær, Henning Berg, Andrei Kanchelskis, Michael Appleton, Ryan Giggs, David Healy, Gabriel Heinze, Paul Scholes, Gary Neville, Jaap Stam, Michael Carrick, Wayne Rooney and Phil Neville. United's league form improved as the season went on despite defeat by Liverpool in the 2003 Football League Cup Final and they overhauled Arsenal to win the Premier League for an eighth time in May 2003. Originally started as an amateur venture, Seagull Books has quickly grown into a knowledgable and reputable on-line book vendor.