Sir Alex Ferguson On his retirement
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"...We also always kept track of what was happening in management circles elsewhere. For example, I had dinner with Pep Guardiola in New York in 2012, but couldnβt make him any direct proposal because retirement was not on my
agenda at that point.
He had already won an enviable number of trophies with Barcelonaβtwo Champions Leagues, three La Liga titles, two Copa del Reys
(Spanish Cup), two UEFA Super Cups and two FIFA Club World Cupsβand I admired him greatly.
I asked Pep to phone me before he accepted an offer from another club, but he didnβt and wound up joining Bayern Munich in July 2013.
Life is such that the best of theories, or the best of intentions, sometimes donβt translate into practice.
Believe me, the United board wanted nothing more than to select a manager who would be with the club for a long time.
All of us knew the history of the club and the success and benefits that come from stable
leadership.
When we started the process of looking for my replacement, we established that several very desirable candidates were unavailable.
It became apparent that JosΓ© Mourinho had given his word to Roman Abramovich that he
would return to Chelsea, and that Carlo Ancelotti would succeed him at Real Madrid.
We also knew that JΓΌrgen Klopp was happy at Borussia Dortmund, and would be signing a new contract.
Meantime, Louis van Gaal had undertaken to
lead the Dutch attempt to win the 2014 World Cup.
We could obviously have taken the risk on a young manager who had not been tested, but eventually, as everyone knows, we selected David Moyes..."
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