Explore Quotes by Alex Ferguson

It was the most emphatic display of selflessness I have seen on a football field. Pounding over every blade of grass, competing as if he would rather die of exhaustion than lose, he inspired all around him.

At the last minute, from what I can gather, either Emmanuel Adebayor or his agent phoned us after they had agreed a deal with City and then did the same with Chelsea. He was desperate to get to either Chelsea or us.

He could start a row in an empty house.

I'm going to tell you the story about the geese which fly 5,000 miles from Canada to France.

If Chelsea drop points, the cat's out in the open. And you know what cats are like - sometimes they don't come home.

There has been a lot of expectation on Manchester City and with the spending they have done they have to win something. Sometimes you have a noisy neighbor and have to live with it.

Jose understands winning and losing are twins in a way. When you win you don't gloat and when you lose you don't go bananas.

He's a novice - he should keep his opinions to Japanese football

My greatest challenge is not what's happening at the moment, my greatest challenge was knocking Liverpool right off their f*****g perch. And you can print that.

I'm no f****** talking to you. He's a f****** great player. Yous are f******* idiots.

They say he's an intelligent man, right? Speaks five languages! I've got a 15-year-old boy from the Ivory Coast who speaks five languages!

The credit to them, the better team won and there's nothing we can do about that now.

If he was an inch taller he'd be the best center half in Britain. His father is 6 ft 2 in - I'd check the milkman.

I remember the first time I saw him. He was 13 and just floated over the ground like a cockier spaniel chasing a piece of silver paper in the wind.

You can't applaud a referee.

If you're going to be a footballer, be a great one.If you're going to have a dream, dream big.

I can't believe it. I can't believe it. Football. Bloody hell.

Keeping players happy is not easy and I think anyone with a big squad will tell you that.

You are not going to be happy if you lose to a goal in the last minute. It is difficult to take and difficult to get out of your mind.

We got anxious at the end of the weekend in our urgency to try to score the winning goal. Ended up playing far too many long balls forward. That style of play doesn't suit Manchester United. We must continue to play football and enjoy the game. If we do that, eventually things will come right for us.

Everyone remembers Stuart Pearce as a determined, aggressive player, who played with great heart and enthusiasm that gave him a great career in the game.