Source: Eurosport
Hard work is Fergie's "secret" - Bruce
Steve Bruce will return to Manchester United on Saturday eternally grateful for the biggest lesson Sir Alex Ferguson ever taught him.
Sunderland boss Bruce saw at close hand how the Scot went about his job during his eight and a half years at Old Trafford, a spell which brought three Premier League titles, two FA Cup and League Cup winners' medals and European Cup Winners' Cup and European Super Cup success.
And the one thing he learnt above all from Ferguson is that, in management, nothing can be achieved without sheer hard graft.
He said: "The one thing I am not frightened of is hard work, that's the one thing I have taken from him.
"I don't get in for 6.30am - I don't know if he still does that - but always when we got there, his car was there. That's the biggest thing I have learnt from him, not to take anything for granted, never to get carried away and not be afraid to work hard.
"To try to copy him, though, would be ridiculous. You would be found out very, very quickly. You have to be yourself."
