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Ferguson won his second Champions League trophy and his 10th Premier League title last season, as the flow of silverware to Old Trafford continued.

But when will Fergie bow out? He has already been talked out of retiring once, by wife Cathy, in 2002.

Ferguson, 67 this New Year's Eve, recently said he does not expect to continue in management past the age of 70.

That could make 2012 the year the face of Manchester United finally changes, for the first time since 1986.