‘Managers don’t get that now’ – Rio Ferdinand reveals Sir Alex Ferguson’s Man Utd ‘intel’ that wouldn’t happen today
RIO FERDINAND has revealed that Sir Alex Ferguson would get “intel” that current managers would not get today.
The former Manchester United star played under the legendary manager between 2002 and 2013.
Ferdinand, 46, has suggested that the Scot would have a huge amount of people in Manchester feeding him information about the players.
He claimed that Ferguson, 83, would know “everything” that the players were up to when they were away from the pitch and training ground.
He told the BBC: “Everyone in the city wanted to talk to him.
“Everyone in the city is telling him what the players are drinking or what they are eating.
“When they are out and what they are doing. He knew everything.
“Managers don’t get that info nowadays, that intel.”
Ferdinand also revealed that people who worked for the players would also feed “intel” to Ferguson.
He compared the sources of knowledge to Ferguson to “mafia-type stuff” without the players knowing about it.
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He continued: “You had nightclub managers who were ringing in, taking pictures and sending in the receipts of players’ bills.
“Like, who is getting that now? Who is running a city like that?
“If you had a party at your house he would know about it.
“Because your driver or security was telling him and they are working for you.
“But they are working for him as well, what is going on?
“It was almost like mafia-type stuff. It was just and you had to learn quickly because if you didn’t, you were gone.”
Ferguson enjoyed great success during his 27-year reign at Old Trafford.
He won 13 Premier League titles and the Champions League twice as well as nine domestic cups with the Red Devils.
Meanwhile, Ferdinand is now working as a pundit and often appears on broadcasters covering Man United.
During the Europa League win over Rangers, he tweeted during the match to slam a disallowed goal.