Sir Alex Ferguson: Manchester United legend reveals his biggest regret as Red Devils boss
Scot won 13 league titles during time at Old Trafford but there's one moment which weighs heavily on his mind
HIS career is the envy of every manager in football.
But even Sir Alex Ferguson admits he has one gigantic regret eating away at him.
The former Manchester United boss won 13 league titles during his time at Old Trafford.
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The Scot also sealed five FA Cup wins and brought home two Champions League trophies.
But Fergie concedes he would have liked to have enjoyed more success in Europe – with one semi-final defeat weighing heavy on his mind.
The 74-year-old claims his biggest regret in football was failing to take United to the Champions League final in 2002, with his side sent packing by Bayer Leverkusen in the semis.
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It meant Fergie missed the chance to play at Hampden Park in his home city of Glasgow, and he feels his side were jinxed from the start.
He explained: “The one I really regret was not taking Manchester United to the final in 2002. The whole build up was about getting to the final in Glasgow, but we lost the semi-final to Leverkusen.
“We were a bit unlucky – we ran out of time. The referee couldn’t understand my time and his time!
“In the build up to the final at Hampden, I was told to go up to Glasgow and check out hotels. So I went up and checked out hotels that would have been ideals for us. I was driving back from Glasgow and I said: ‘I don’t like it, why have I done this?’ And then we lost the semi-final, but that’s life.”