London, Sep 17: Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson says that it would be "incredible" if Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas could win the Premier League at his age.

Villas-Boas, 33, has made a promising start to his Stamford Bridge reign.

"It would be an incredible achievement for someone of his age to do that," the Sun quoted Ferguson, as saying.

London, Sep 14: Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has compared striker Wayne Rooney to Brazil legend Pele.

Ferguson made the comparison after Benfica manager Jorge Jesus claimed that Rooney had elements of the Brazilian and Argentine styles in his game.

"If you look at Pele, for instance, he was a very aggressive attacker also who could look after himself - so can Rooney," the Daily Mirror quoted Ferguson, as saying.

"They have similarities that way in terms of strength, speed, determination," he added.

Ferguson also reckons that the 25-year-old is on course for his best-ever goal haul.

London, Sep. 7 : Manchester United coach Sir Alex Ferguson has said that he has no plans to retire, even though he turns 70 at the end of this year.

Fergie will clock up 25 years as Manchester United boss on November 6.

Plenty of other names have been mentioned as possible successors over the last quarter of a century, but Fergie has seen them all off and insists he will keep modern-day pretenders to his throne such as Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola waiting for a while longer yet.

London, Jan 9: Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has said that he is taking a major gamble by relying too heavily on striker Wayne Rooney.

Ferguson has reiterated that he will not buy another striker in the transfer window, but admitted that his decision could rebound on Man U as they chase a fourth successive title.

When asked if he feared the situation could turn round and haunt him, Ferguson said: “Yes, that is a possibility.”

“We don''t have great options if Rooney is injured, in the sense we don''t have top quality like Ronaldo, who could play anywhere. But, still, we''re not too bad,” he added.

London, Nov. 29 : Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson wants Ryan Giggs to continue playing for his club for another two years. Fergie’s backing for the Welshman came after he struck his 100th Premier League goal on Saturday.

Last year''s PFA Player of the Year converted a free-kick in the 4-1 victory at Portsmouth, and was asked to put off his retirement plans.

Giggs recently celebrated his 36th birthday but is showing no signs of easing up.

London, Nov 26 : Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson launched into another penalty rage after watching his players blow the club’s 23-match unbeaten home record in Europe.

Ferguson gambled by fielding a young line-up, but it backfired as Besiktas grabbed a shock win at Old Trafford.

“I was right to be agitated. If you can’t give penalty kicks like this and the one against CSKA, then the game is in trouble,” The Sun quoted him, as saying.

London, Nov 13 : Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has been handed a four-match touchline ban by the Football Association (FA) for his comments over referee Alan Wiley’s fitness after Man U''s 2-2 draw against Sunderland on October 3.

London, Nov 12 : Portuguese ace footballer Nani faces the wrath of Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson after accusing him of mismanaging his career.

In an interview, the Portugal winger claims Ferguson has broken promises and not given him enough time on the pitch.

Asked if he thought his career was being handled badly, Nani snapped: “As it is now, I think so.”

Nani’s tirade could spell the beginning of the end for a player who has failed to emerge from the shadow of Cristiano Ronaldo.

London, Nov 7 : Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti, who as manager of AC Milan twice bundled Alex Ferguson’s team out of the Champions League, heaped praise by saying that Ferguson’s 23 years in charge at Old Trafford is a reign unheard of in Italy.

The Stamford Bridge manager also revealed his surprise when first being offered a glass of wine by Ferguson, a post-match tradition which is also not common back in Serie A.

London, Oct. 28 : Manchester United coach Alex Ferguson has insisted the referee got it right when he handed out a red card to one of the club’s key strikers Gary Neville.

Chris Foy showed Gary Neville a red card for following through high on Adam Hammill after 63 minutes in a Carling Cup pre-quarter-final match.

Fergie backed the Merseyside official, in total contrast to his recent spats with Alan Wiley and Andre Marriner.

London, Oct 26 : Just days after being charged with improper conduct by the FA for his fitness related attack on referee, Alan Wiley, Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson tore into another referee at Anfield.

Ferguson insisted that referee Andre Marriner was influenced by Liverpool fans at Anfield, where Liverpool silenced Man U and critics with a pulsating 2-0 to revive their Premier League title hopes.

London, Oct 25 : Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has insisted that England rely more on ace striker Wayne Rooney than United do.

“There’s more expectation on Wayne with England than there is with us. England look at him as the No. 1 striker. It seems to me they don’t have a certain, definite partner with him,” Ferguson said.

“They talk about Emile Heskey, Peter Crouch and Jermain Defoe, whereas here he’s got Dimitar Berbatov. There’s not the same expectation on him all the time,” he said.

Moscow, Oct. 21: Manchester United coach Alex Ferguson has warned Rafa Benitez he will have his big guns back to face Liverpool.

Wayne Rooney, Patrice Evra, Ryan Giggs and Darren Fletcher missed Manchester United''s trip to Moscow. But if under-pressure Benitez is hoping they will be absentees for this weekend''s Anfield clash, he has another thing coming.

London, Oct. 6 : Referees have urged the Football Association (FA) to throw the book at Manchester United coach Alex Ferguson for his attack on Alan Wiley.

The FA launched a probe as the Manchester United manager said referee Wiley was not fit enough after his side''s 2-2 draw with Sunderland.

Premier League assessor Dermot Gallagher said: "Alex''s comments are laughable, Alan is one of the fittest refs on the circuit."

London, Sep. 19 : Sir Alex Ferguson has said that Manchester City will never top his club Manchester United, at least during his lifetime.

"The only thing that upset us was that stupid poster (on Carlos Tevez). That was arrogance. It showed a cockiness that wasn''t required but other than that anything else they are doing doesn''t worry me,” The Sun quoted Ferguson, as saying.

"What does concern ourselves is who is going to win the league. You can talk about top fours but for us it is about being No 1," he added.

London, Sep. 15 : Manchester United coach Sir Alex Ferguson has laughed off talk that his club is a spent force in the soccer arena, and told the Premier League and Europe to write them off at their peril.

He said: "Some guy said it was the worst United team in years. That was a beauty! The worst team in years! Maybe it will be... maybe we will only win the league. It will be really hard to win the league. Chelsea are strong. They scored a late goal and that''s a good indication. But we have done that over the years."

London, Sep. 15 : Manchester United coach Sir Alex Ferguson has reportedly told striker Michael Owen to get used to life on the bench.

Manager Alex Ferguson insists Dimitar Berbatov is first choice in attack alongside Wayne Rooney.

He said: "Owen will play, just maybe not early in the season. We are trying to get a blend of Berbatov and Rooney - so Owen doesn''t come in to the equation. I explained to Owen why he has not been involved. The season has not really started. Because of the internationals we''re not really playing Saturday and Wednesday."

London, Aug. 15 : Coach Alex Ferguson has said that only two clubs -- Chelsea and Liverpool -- can stop his Manchester United team from marching into the history books this season.

Manchester United are aiming to become the first side ever to win the Premier League title four times in a row. That would also be a record-breaking 19th top-flight crown, The Sun reports.

Fergie believes his young guns can do it and feels only Chelsea and Liverpool are capable of foiling his glory bid.

London, Aug. 10 : A furious Manchester United manager, Sir Alex Ferguson, accused Chelsea players of foul play on Sunday and blasted referee Chris Foy for failing to send off German captain Michael Ballack at Wembley.

The Chelsea midfielder elbowed Manchester United’s Patrice Evra, sending the defender sprawling.

Foy let play continue, but Fergie said: "If the referee sees it properly, it''s a red card. He''s elbowed him clearly. He''s in line and had a clear view, so he''s lucky. The least he should have done is stop the game."

London, Aug. 7 : Manchester United coach Alex Ferguson is insisting that striker Michael Owen will score goals for the club this season after securing a free transfer from Newcastle.

Owen missed four good chances against Valencia on Wednesday and has scored just four goals in six pre-season games.

The Old Trafford faithful have yet to be convinced about the 29- year-old former Liverpool striker.