'What a spectacle,' Steele told Mail Sport this week. His time at the Red Devils though concluded with the Premier League trophy - something they have not won since The next day, the greatest chapter in the history of English football drew to a close with that 10-goal thriller as Fergie bowed out. He ordered the best wine on the menu, one so exclusive that it soon ran out and he had to look for a slightly cheaper option. It was customary for Ferguson to dine with assistant Mike Phelan, first-team coach Rene Meulensteen and goalkeeper coach Eric Steele, but on this occasion all of United's non-playing staff were invited. I could see a vacant expression that seemed to say: what's it going to be like now? Some had known no other manager but me.' 'It was a moment some weren't sure how to handle because they had always had me with them, some for 20 years. 'I noticed a particular look on some of the players' faces,' Ferguson wrote in his autobiography. Inevitably, there was an air of sadness in the room. It is said to be bound in the same luxury red leather used by Ferrari for the interior in their sports cars. The other gift presented to Ferguson at the Hyatt Regency in Birmingham that night was a huge book of photos and memorabilia from his time at United.

A nice touch thought up by Rio Ferdinand. It was set at 3.03pm, the time of his birth. One is a Rolex watch made in 1941, the year that he was born in Glasgow. At his home in Wilmslow, Ferguson has two mementoes given to him by the United players on the eve of his final match, a bonkers 5-5 draw with West Bromwich Albion at The Hawthorns.

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