8 Things we will miss about Sir Alex

5. The Rivalries & The Fallouts:

One of the many great joys of Ferguson’s reign was his unmatched sense of competitiveness. The guy has overcome challenge after domestic challenge and not done too badly overseas either. We’ve witnessed some great rivalries along the way, none better than the one with Arsene Wenger’s Arsenal. Some may argue that the challenge presented by Le Professeur’s erstwhile Invincibles has waned in recent times, but the period most English football lovers loved most passionately was when the pair of them were at each other’s throats both on and off field. Ferguson’s equation with Liverpool’s Rafa Benitez was equally enthralling and the Scott has often been brutal in his description of the Spaniard. It is somewhat sad that Fergie decides to hang up his boots just when ‘The Chosen One’ decided to make a comeback to the English game, for many were of the belief that if anyone, it was Jose Mourinho who ever really managed to get under Ferguson’s skin. Fact remains however, be it Jack Walker’s Blackburn Rovers, Wenger’s Invincibles, Mourinho & Abramovich’s Chelsea or the noisy neighbors spurred on by their limitless middle-eastern wealth, it would be safe to say Fergie has overcome every challenge in the long run & emerged victorious.

His countless fallouts with star players within the team, be it Roy Keane, Paul Ince or David Beckham, is a clear indicator of his belief that the club is bigger than any single individual, no matter how vital.

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