Sir Alex Ferguson celebrates a landmark 25 years in charge of Manchester United on Sunday.
The Scot has provided a host of memorable quotes in various interviews over the years and here, Sportsmail recalls some of the best soundbites...
The Scot has provided a host of memorable quotes in various interviews over the years and here, Sportsmail recalls some of the best soundbites...
Sir Alex Ferguson Quotes
'I can't believe it. I can't believe it. Football. Bloody hell.'
After winning the Champions League final against Bayern Munich on May 26, 1999.
'It's getting tickly now - squeaky-bum time, I call it.'
During the 2002/03 end-of-season title race between Arsenal and United.
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!' - On Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger, 1996.
'He could start a row in an empty house.' - On Dennis Wise.
'He was certainly full of it, calling me "Boss" and "Big Man" when we had our post-match drink after the first leg. But it would help if his greetings were accompanied by a decent glass of wine. What he gave me was paint-stripper.' - On Jose Mourinho.
It was a freakish incident. If I tried it 100 or a million times it couldn't happen again. If I could I would have carried on playing!'
Explaining how he kicked a boot in the United dressing room that hit David Beckham in the face.
'When an Italian tells me it's pasta on the plate, I check under the sauce to make sure. They are the inventors of the smokescreen.'
Before playing Inter Milan in the Champions League quarter-final, 1999.
'My greatest challenge is not what's happening at the moment, my greatest challenge was knocking Liverpool right off their ******* perch. And you can print that.'
On Alan Hansen questioning his future in 2002.
Explaining how he kicked a boot in the United dressing room that hit David Beckham in the face.
'When an Italian tells me it's pasta on the plate, I check under the sauce to make sure. They are the inventors of the smokescreen.'
Before playing Inter Milan in the Champions League quarter-final, 1999.
'My greatest challenge is not what's happening at the moment, my greatest challenge was knocking Liverpool right off their ******* perch. And you can print that.'
On Alan Hansen questioning his future in 2002.
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