Sir Alex Ferguson has revealed that he misses life in the dugout in a rare interview with the BBC.
The Scot retired from football management at the end of the 2012/13 campaign after guiding Manchester United to their 13th Premier League title, 27 years after taking charge of the club.
Ferguson made history at Old Trafford and is widely regarded as one of the greatest managers to grace the game, with his quality being highlighted further by how United are still struggling to replace him.
The 82-year-old has now spoken for the first time in years about how he misses the world of management in an interview with BBC Breakfast.
Asked about how he is enjoying life post-retirement, Ferguson explained “Good yeah, I have been retired 11 years now so you find a way of adjusting.”
The former Aberdeen boss was then asked about whether he misses management, to which he replied: “Yeah, I miss it sometimes. I think the first year after retirement, I went to the European final and I said to Cathy ‘this is what I miss’ – big games, the European games.
“So then I went to most of the European finals because I find something I can relate to, something I would liked to have done every day.
“Because these are the big events that United should always be involved in.”