Sir Alex Ferguson has opened up on the health scare that nearly cost him his life, speaking to BBC Breakfast ahead of his 85th birthday.
The legendary former Manchester United manager suffered a brain haemorrhage in 2018, an episode that required emergency surgery and forced him to confront his own mortality. In the interview, Ferguson reflected on that ordeal alongside the matches that have defined his extraordinary career.
According to BBC News, Ferguson used the conversation to look back on the experiences that shaped him both as a man and as one of football's most successful managers, having led United to a string of Premier League titles and the historic 1999 Champions League triumph.
While the BBC report offers only a glimpse into the full interview, it underlines that even in his mid-80s, Ferguson remains willing to discuss the fragility of life as openly as he once discussed tactics and trophies — a rare moment of vulnerability from a figure defined for decades by steely control.