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  5. Unseen pictures in new Sir Alex Ferguson book detailing his favourite games

    Simon Stone
    Manchester United reporter

    Sir Alex Ferguson in the home dressing room at Old Trafford for Paul Scholes' testimonial match in August 2011Sean Pollock

    Sir Alex Ferguson is to reveal the 21 matches that mean the most to him in a new memoir, to be published in October.

    During a recent house move, Ferguson discovered photographs he had not seen for a long time. These have been combined with the 84-year-old's personal archive, containing photographs, notebooks and personal memorabilia to help create 'Games of My Life'.

    The book has been written with Ferguson's long-time friend, author and venture capitalist Sir Michael Moritz.

    The Scot thinks fans will be in for a surprise in what the publishers say will be a 'profound and intimate' walk through of the career of one of the most successful and notable football figures of all time.

    "I've selected 21 football games for this book which are particularly meaningful to me," he said.

    "The choices may surprise you because, rather than dwelling on the matches I've written about previously or those that might immediately register in the minds of fans, I've chosen games that take me back to different points in my life and which, even after the decades have passed, count for so much.

    "Some of these games are not in any television archive. They are just memories. But, in my mind, I am watching them now – in vivid colour."

    Ferguson retired in 2013, ending a career in football that spanned almost 60 years.

    One of the new pictures shows Ferguson as a 15-year-old in a Drumchapel Amateurs team photo.

    From there, Ferguson moved in the Scottish League with Queens Park, before playing for St Johnstone, Dunfermline and Rangers among others, winning four caps for Scotland, which were not awarded until 2021 when the matches he featured in were recognised as full internationals.

    However, it was as a manager, primarily at Aberdeen and Manchester United, that Ferguson is primarily remembered, winning 38 major trophies at the two clubs, including the Champions League, in 1999 and 2008.

    In another photograph released to publicise his new book, Ferguson is shown in the home dressing room at Old Trafford at Paul Scholes' testimonial match against New York Cosmos in August 2011.

    The fully illustrated memoir will be published in hardback, eBook, and audio on 8 October.

    Former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson when he was 15Courtesy of Sir Alex Ferguson

    Sir Alex Ferguson, aged 15, during his time at Drumchapel Amateurs

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