Source: Daily_Mail
Sir Alex Ferguson: Manchester United manager's best quotes over last 25 years
Sir Alex Ferguson celebrates a landmark 25 years in charge of Manchester United on Sunday.[LNB]The Scot has provided a host of memorable quotes in various interviews over the years and here, Sportsmail recalls some of the best soundbites...[LNB] 'I can't believe it. I can't believe it. Football. Bloody hell.' After winning the Champions League final against Bayern Munich on May 26, 1999.[LNB]'It's getting tickly now - squeaky-bum time, I call it.'During the 2002/03 end-of-season title race between Arsenal and United.[LNB] Sealed with a kiss: Sir Alex Ferguson toasts Manchester United's 1999 Champions League success[LNB]'They say he's an intelligent man, right? Speaks five languages. I've got a 15-year-old boy from the Ivory Coast who speaks five languages!' - On Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger, 1996.[LNB]'He could start a row in an empty house.' - On Dennis Wise.[LNB]'He was certainly full of it, calling me "Boss" and "Big Man" when we had our post-match drink after the first leg. But it would help if his greetings were accompanied by a decent glass of wine. What he gave me was paint-stripper.' - On Jose Mourinho.[LNB] Pain game: Ferguson infamously split David Beckham's head by kicking a boot at him in the dressing room[LNB]'It was a freakish incident. If I tried it 100 or a million times it couldn't happen again. If I could I would have carried on playing!'Explaining how he kicked a boot in the United dressing room that hit David Beckham in the face.[LNB]'When an Italian tells me it's pasta on the plate, I check under the sauce to make sure. They are the inventors of the smokescreen.'Before playing Inter Milan in the Champions League quarter-final, 1999.[LNB]'My greatest challenge is not what's happening at the moment, my greatest challenge was knocking Liverpool right off their ******* perch. And you can print that.'On Alan Hansen questioning his future in 2002.[LNB] Talking a good game: Ferguson has entertained throughout the years with some unforgettable quotes[LNB] 25 years and still going strong... Picture special of Fergie through the yearsSchmeichel, Cantona, Ronaldo... Ferguson's best-ever signings at Old TraffordAll the Manchester United news, features and opinion [LNB]
