Sir Alex Ferguson Recalls Fearful Return to Old Trafford

Sir Alex Ferguson became seriously ill in May 2018 because of a brain haemorrhage.

He needed emergency surgery and spent time in intensive care.

For a while, he could not speak and did not remember collapsing.

Fewer than four months later, he went back to Old Trafford to watch Manchester United play.

He felt very frightened because he did not know how the fans would react.

The supporters applauded loudly when they saw him.

His wife, Lady Cathy, was beside him and was nearly crying.

Ferguson later said the moment showed how much the supporters cared about him.

Lady Cathy died in October 2023, aged 84.