The legendary Manchester United boss has shared his frightening experience
Sir Alex Ferguson has opened up on his frightening brain haemorrhage back in 2018.
Sir Alex Ferguson has opened up on his frightening brain haemorrhage back in 2018.(Image: BBC)
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Manchester United legend Sir Alex Ferguson has opened up on the frightening moment he lost his voice and could no longer speak in the days after brain surgery. The 84-year-old suffered from a brain haemorrhage back in May 2018 and has opened up on his experience and his emotional return to Old Trafford for the first time.
Ferguson was back at Old Trafford four months after surgery to watch Man United in action against Wolves, but admits he was unsure about the reception he'd receive from supporters.
"I wish I could say I was comfortable. I wasn't," Ferguson told BBC Breakfast. He need not have worried.
Ferguson and his late wife Cathy were given a standing ovation by all four corners of the ground as they took their seats in the ground. He added: "My wife was with me, and she was nearly crying. When we sat down, she said 'that's fantastic'."
The former Manchester United boss had been retired five years prior to the incident and was 76-years-old at the time.
"I'm feeling quite good despite small injuries," he said when asked about his health.
Former Manchester United Manager, Sir Alex Ferguson.
Former Manchester United Manager, Sir Alex Ferguson.(Image: (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images))
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Ferguson has a new book on the horizon, 'Games of My Life', which tells the stories of the 21 football matches that defined his career.
It delves into both his playing and managerial career, from a working-class upbringing in Glasgow to the Old Trafford dugout.
However, Ferguson is thankful that he's able to talk about those games, after losing his voice following his brain haemorrhage.
"I had lost my voice; I couldn't speak," he recalled when looking back at the incident back in 2018. "That was a frightening moment. I remember my grandsons coming to see me and I had lost my voice.
"Then they brought in a therapist and she started doing things like asking me to write down the names of birds, names of animals, names of rivers. That way my voice came back."