Sir Alex Ferguson was rushed to hospital by ambulance after feeling unwell at the stadium before the match between Manchester United and Liverpool. The former Red Devils manager is a regular at Old Trafford and was visiting the famous ground for Sunday’s important Premier League match. He was the most successful manager in the club’s history, winning 38 major trophies during his 26-year tenure.
Ferguson is being treated purely as a precaution and United officials hope he will be able to recover at home soon. He was taken to hospital about an hour before kick-off. He suffered a brain hemorrhage in 2018 and recovered after surgery, but there is no indication that he is connected to the incident.
The legendary Scotsman, now 84, has faced a series of life-changing health challenges in recent years. After suffering a brain hemorrhage, doctors told him he had only a 20 percent chance of survival, but he ignored the odds and recovered.
He later spoke about the ordeal in his film Never Give In, saying, “There were five brain bleeds that day. Three died, two survived. You know you’re lucky.”
Mr. Ferguson also suffered immense grief after losing his wife, Kathy, in 2023. She passed away at the age of 84 after 57 years of happy marriage.
Since leaving the United dugout in 2013, he has continued to feature regularly and is often seen in the director’s box at Old Trafford.
He previously held an ambassadorial role at the club, but was later relieved of that role by Sir Jim Ratcliffe as part of United’s cost-cutting measures.
Ratcliffe said of her decision: “I sat alone in the room with Alex.
“I said, ‘Look, the club is not in the situation you think it is. We’re spending more than we earn and we’re going to face some difficulties.’
“‘To be honest, we can’t afford to keep paying you £2 million a year.’ I said, ‘I’ll leave that to you, let me think about it.’
“He was very mature and maybe a little grumpy at first, but he understood. After talking to my son, he came back three days later.”
“He said: ‘Okay, I’m going to walk away from there, it’s my decision’ and I think that reflects well on Alex, because he put the club before himself.
