Ella Toone reveals how she was once jokingly told off by Sir Alex Ferguson at Manchester United game
fan-turned Red Devils midfielder grew up being in awe of the legendary Scot, who managed the club's men's team from 1986 to 2013.She's got to meet the club's most successful boss a number of times during her career, being left starstruck every single time.
"To now have times where I’ve sat next to him at games, I’ve spoken to him a few times, and I’m just like ‘wow, you are an amazing man’.Ferguson was known for his 'hairdryer treatment' during his days at Old Trafford, with him angrily reprimanding his players in the dressing room on plenty of occasions."Then I went to one of the games and actually was sat in front of him," she said.
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