He gained a reputation as a disciplinarian, with club forward Bobby McCulley later saying he had "never been afraid of anyone before but Ferguson was a frightening bastard from the start. Todd expressed regret over what happened but blamed Aberdeen for not approaching his club to discuss compensation. However, the championship slipped out of Manchester United's grasp as they drew 1–1 with West Ham United on the final day of the season, when a win would have given them a third successive league title. Aberdeen became only the third Scottish team to win a European trophy and Ferguson now felt that "he'd done something worthwhile with his life".

In the 2000–01 season, United retained the league title for a third season, becoming only the fourth side in history to do so.Liverpool's points lead, however, had been in double digits for most of the season and while United had lost only five league games all season, they drew 12 games and there was clearly still some way to go before United could be a match for their northwestern rivals.

During the season, United played two friendly matches in Bermuda against the Bermuda national team and the Somerset Cricket Club. ALEX is the most up-to-date biography of Sir Alex Ferguson—the most decorated manager in British football history. There have been claims that he suffered discrimination at Rangers due to his marriage to a Catholic, Cathy Holding. Read more about the condition New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest managers of all time and has won more trophies than any other manager in the history of football.Todd said that the fundamental reason for the dismissal was a breach of contract relating to Ferguson having agreed to join Aberdeen. Ferguson had now been a manager for four years, but was still not much older than some of the players and had trouble winning the respect of some of the older ones such as Joe Harper. They had qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup as a result of winning the Scottish Cup the previous season, and impressively knocked out Bayern Munich, [52] [53] who had beaten Tottenham Hotspur 4–1 in the previous round.

The SFA announced in October 2021 that some of the tour matches would be reclassified as full internationals, which meant that Ferguson was belatedly awarded an international cap.The player "felt exploited by United's merchandising department" and questioned the ambition of the club, reasons which Ferguson understood.

CURIO was established in 1999 in Bingham, a town 10 miles from the city of Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, before relocating to Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire in 2007. Days after the FA Cup final, United travelled to Barcelona, the setting for the UEFA Champions League final.

In 2003, Ferguson launched legal action against the then major Manchester United shareholder John Magnier over stud rights for race horse Rock of Gibraltar. They also won the League Cup on penalties after a goalless draw in the final against Tottenham, after becoming the first British club to win the FIFA Club World Cup in December 2008. Van Nistelrooy, however, failed his medical, but Ferguson reassured him that "we might yet find a way out of the nightmare". The story of Sir Alex is well trodden territory but sadly this book is not a great entry into the library.