Alex Ferguson Warns: “Anyone Steps Out Of My Control, Dead”

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has warned his star players not to step out of control or they’re dead.

The no-nonsense Old Trafford boss has earned a reputation for knowing exactly the right moment to kill off the United careers of his star names.

David Beckham, Roy Keane, Jaap Stam and Ruud van Nistelrooy were all booted out by Scot.

He said: “If I lose control of these multi-millionaires in the Manchester United dressing room then I’m dead. So I never lose control. If anyone steps out of my control, that’s them dead.”

He added: “Through my development, I’ve come across two issues – power and control.

“Control is important, very, very important. My control is the most important thing.”

Ferguson’s words were delivered with a smile at a lecture in Dublin, but will no doubt send a shiver down the spines of some of his current United squad.

By Paul Gaines, World-Track Global