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'I was terrified': Alex Ferguson on brain haemorrhage and games that shaped his life
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"I was terrified," says Sir Alex Ferguson, one of the fiercest, most explosive and most decorated managers in football history.
The legendary former Manchester United boss is recalling the day he returned to Old Trafford for the first time after suffering a brain haemorrhage in May 2018.
Four months after emergency surgery, Ferguson - famous for his 'hairdryer treatment' when United dominated English football - was back to watch his beloved club take on Wolves in the Premier League.
The man responsible for making the dreams of United fans around the world come true for once was unsure of the reception he would receive from supporters.
"I wish I could say I was comfortable. I wasn't," Ferguson tells BBC Breakfast.
Ferguson and his wife Cathy received a standing ovation when they took their seats in the directors' box before kick-off.
"My wife was with me, and she was nearly crying," he said. "When we sat down, she said: 'That's fantastic.'"
Ferguson had been retired five years - after winning 38 trophies during 26 years in charge of United - at the time of his brain haemorrhage, aged 76.
Now three months short of 85, he says: "I'm feeling quite good despite small injuries."