But he could have used his immense authority to fight a piece of corporate carpetbagging that his own chief executive, David Gill, had said was not in the best interests of the club. He was knighted in 1999, following Manchester United's remarkable Treble campaign, and his overall haul of 49 trophies makes him the most successful British manager of all time. Join our community to get personalised book suggestions, extracts straight to your inbox, 10% off RRPs, and to change children’s lives. Biography: Born in Glasgow in 1941, Sir Alex Ferguson was playing football at an international level as a school boy.

Sir Alex tells his readers of how he maintained an iron grip on the dressing room, combined with a relentless hunger for success, and how he managed to remain unchallenged in English football for much of his tenure.

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This is "control" – the key word in Ferguson's philosophy of management – exerted well after the final whistle has been blown. He has the honor of being the longest-serving manager of Manchester United the English Premier League Club. The Boss’s first autobiography was published in 2000 and chronicled his life up-till that famous treble winning year of 1999.Sir Alex Ferguson autobiography overview: Tackling rival managers, the England job – and how Gerrard and Lampard 'are not top, top players' ". Sir Alex Ferguson's compelling story is always honest and revealing he reflects on his managerial career that embraced unprecedented European success for Aberdeen and 26 triumphant seasons with Manchester United. He would then go on a run winning a second continental title in 2008 and five Premier League titles between 2006 and 2013. Born in Glasgow in 1941, Sir Alex Ferguson was playing football at an international level as a school boy. Spanning the entire spectrum, the work goes back to Alex Ferguson’s childhood in Glasgow, Scotland, his professional career in the Scotland League, his work as a manager for three Scottish clubs, and ultimately to Manchester United.