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Manager Profile

Sir Alex Ferguson

Premier League	1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011
FA Cup	1990, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2004
League Cup	1992, 2006, 2009, 2010
UEFA Champions League	1999, 2008
FIFA Club World Cup	2008
UEFA Super Cup	1992
UEFA Cup Winners Cup	1991
Inter-Continental Cup	1999
FA Charity / Community Shield	1990 (shared), 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2010

MANAGER

Sir Alex Ferguson is the most successful manager in British football history – winning more than 30 trophies during his time in charge of the Reds. Yet despite more than two decades at the United helm he remains focused on increasing that tally, bringing yet more silverware to Old Trafford.
The Reds boss enjoyed a playing career north of the border that saw him take in spells with Queen's Park, St Johnstone, Dunfermline, Glasgow Rangers, Falkirk and Ayr United. But it is not for his playing of the game that Sir Alex was to become a success.
Following a spell out of the game he moved into coaching, taking up the role

of manager of East Stirlingshire, St Mirren then Aberdeen. It was his time at Pittodrie where he earned his reputation as a top coach. He broke the Glasgow dominance of Scottish football to lead Aberdeen to three Scottish titles, four Scottish cups, one League Cup and one European Cup Winners’ Cup.
Following the sacking of Ron Atkinson as manager of Manchester United, the Old Trafford hierarchy moved quickly for his services. They got their man on 6 November 1986.
Ferguson inherited a dispirited team of underachievers who had consistently, to their supporters’ discontent, failed to break Liverpool’s domination.

Wayne Rooney games/goals in 2011/2012:
Premier League: 22 (2) / 20
FA Cup: 1 / 2
Champions League: 4 / 2
Europa League: 2 / 2
Other: 1 / 0
Total: 30 (2) / 26

12/03/2012 10:06, Report by Adam Marshall

Rooney focused on team

Wayne Rooney wants to keep scoring more for Manchester United's sake, rather than the pursuit of any personal milestones or awards.
His manager Sir Alex Ferguson has cheekily set the in-form marksman a target of 40 goals for the current campaign after a match-winning double against West Brom took his tally to 26 so far. Rooney has nine goals in his last six matches in all competitions, while in the Barclays Premier League alone, only Arsenal's Robin van Persie has scored more - 25 to Wayne's 20.
The England striker admits his best-ever haul for a season - 34 goals in 2009/2010 - is in the back of his mind but insist his first thoughts are for the team and the pursuit of a record 20th title.
When told by MUTV that Sir Alex wants 40 goals out of him, Rooney replied: "I'm sure we all would! I'm playing well and scoring goals so I hope that continues to help the team.
"To be honest, I obviously know what my [previous best] tally is and how many goals I still need to score to reach it. But I'm not focusing on that at the minute. I'm focused on the 10 games left and hopefully getting those points to help us be successful. If it happens, then great but the most important thing is for us to be winning trophies."
Ashley Young added on the club's official TV channel: "He [Wayne] has done brilliantly this season and hopefully he goes on adding to his tally and we keep getting the three points."

Papers: Advantage United

12/03/2012 09:30

Jamie Jackson writes in The Guardian...
Rooney lifts United to top of the leagueThe title race swung dramatically back towards the red half of Manchester yesterday after Wayne Rooney fired United top of the Premier League, as cross-town rivals City slipped up. While Rooney claimed his side "deserve" to be top by a point following their 2-0 win over West Bromwich Albion, Roberto Mancini stated that City's 1-0 defeat to Swansea City "was not critical". Luke Moore's winner ensured Sir Alex Ferguson's side head the division for the first time since 15 October — apart from 24 hours in mid-February. Rooney, who now has 26 goals for United, said: "This is where we want to be at the finish, I don't think we've had the credit we deserve these last few months. Europe has been disappointing," he said of United losing their last two Europa League games. "But we have played well against the big teams recently, we haven't always been at our best but we have got the wins and we fully deserve to be at the top."
A lot of the papers run Sir Alex's MUTV quotes on challenging Rooney to hit 40 goals this season. “If he gets to 40 I’ll be absolutely delighted because we’re at the business end of the season. He’s on a hot streak.” The striker’s best-ever haul of 34 for United came in the 2009/10 campaign.