When you change a manager like Sir Alex Ferguson, it is difficult.
The chairmen of the largest companies in the world can cancel an appointment or move a board meeting; a manager cannot change the date of a game. In the combined 42 years that Sir Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger have managed in English football, I can only remember one occasion when Sir Alex did not attend a Manchester United game.
After Sir Alex Ferguson, it's been a difficult time for Man United, but actually, many people know that after Sir Alex Ferguson, it would be difficult for Man United.
I worked with many great assistants to Sir Alex Ferguson over the years. Yet sometimes a manager's second-in-command is more suited to that role than any other. You confide in them - you tell them things that you would not tell the manager - and they are that bridge between the boss and the players.
Sir Alex Ferguson has been a massive influence on me.
You will never see United manager Sir Alex Ferguson in the media taking problems he has or the squad has or the club has into the open. Never, ever. But you do see that at Manchester City.
It is important that Manchester United keeps its identity. Their heritage is to produce and develop players, something that started with Sir Matt and continued with Sir Alex Ferguson.
I have no problem with Sir Alex Ferguson.
You knew where you stood with Sir Alex Ferguson.
Sir Alex Ferguson was a genuinely nice man. We met many times and even had dinner together on a few occasions. But woe to the person who threatened or bothered Manchester United in any way. Then Ferguson would not spare his venom. I know, because he often aimed that venom at me.
Sir Alex Ferguson is one of the best managers in football history.
I am proud to have been part of a Sir Alex Ferguson team.
Steve Jobs was Apple; Sir Alex Ferguson is Manchester United.
It will not get better than Sir Alex Ferguson. It just won't.
I played for 20 years for Sir Alex Ferguson, and he could be a scary man.
Not everyone can say they were signed by Sir Alex Ferguson and Man United.