Manchester United’s Phil Jones revealed he was devastated when hearing of Sir Alex Ferguson’s health condition and believes he has the ‘fight’ in him to recover.
Sir Alex Ferguson has spoken publicly for the first time since emergency surgery for a brain haemorrhage, thanking everyone for their support.
The ex-Manchester United manager, 76, was admitted to the Salford Royal Hospital in May and news of Ferguson’s illness sparked a flood of well-wishes from all across the football world.
On Thursday, Manchester United posted a video from Ferguson to say thank you as he continues to recover.
On Saturday 5 May, the football world was rocked by the news that Sir Alex Ferguson had undergone surgery for a brain haemorrhage.
Since then, the most successful manager in English football history has battled in a way only he knows how.
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“Hello just a quick message, first of all to thank the medical staff at Macclesfield, Salford Royal and Alexandra hospitals,” Ferguson said.
“Believe me without those people, who gave me such great care, I would not be sitting here today. So, thank you from me and my family. Thank you very much.
“It has made me feel so humble, as all the messages I have had from all over the world wishing me the best and the good wishes do resonate very, very strongly with me so thank you for that support you have given me.
“Lastly I’ll be back later in the season to watch the team. In the meantime, all the best to Jose and the players. Thank you very much.”
Wayne Rooney, who Ferguson signed in 2004 and went on to become United’s leading all-time scorer, wrote on Twitter: “Brilliant news.”
Edwin van der Sar won the Champions League under Ferguson in 2008 and said: “I had a nice conversation with the boss last week and great to see he is making progress in his recovery. This comes quite close to our situation in 2009 when my wife Annemarie had a brain haemorrhage. He was very supportive as always in close contact the whole time.”
Ferguson retired from managing in 2013 after almost 27 years in charge of United, but he has continued to regularly attend matches and participate in UEFA coaching initiatives.
He remains the most successful manager in British football history with 49 trophies won. Of those, 38 came during his time in charge at Old Trafford, including 13 Premier League titles, as well as five FA Cups and two Champions Leagues.
The Scotsman joined United in 1986 from Aberdeen.
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