He is simultaneously the most admired and feared manager in British football. In his twenty-four years at Manchester United, and forty-six in professional football, he's torn up the record books, amassed a treasure trove of silverware, and unleashed the hairdryer - as well as the odd football boot - on countless players, rival managers, referees and journalists. But amidst the sound, the fury and the mind games lurks one of sport's greatest wits. So here we present Sir Alex Ferguson: uncouth, uncompromising and uncut.On Ars ne Wenger: 'They say he's an intelligent man, right? Speaks five languages! I've got a fifteen-year-old boy from the Ivory Coast who speaks five languages.'On winning: 'It was particularly pleasing that our goalscorers scored tonight.'On Dennis Wise: 'He could start a row in an empty house.'On referees: 'Everyone knows that for us to get awarded a penalty we need a certificate from the Pope and a personal letter from the Queen.'On his humble beginnings: 'People say mine was a poor upbringing. I don't know what they mean. It was tough, but it wasn't bloody poor. We maybe didn't have a TV. We didn't have a car. We didn't even have a phone. But I thought I had everything, and I did: I had a football.'After the winning the European Cup in 1999: 'I can't believe it. I can't believe it. Football. Bloody hell.'