Sir Alex Ferguson will retire as
Manchester United manager at the end of this season, the club has confirmed today.
The 71-year-old manager, who guided
United to their 20th domestic title last month, will take charge of his final game when his team faces West Bromwich Albion at The Hawthorns on May 19.
After a day of frenzied speculation, during which numerous attempts to contact Old Trafford failed to generate a response, United issued a statement at 9.10am to the New York Stock Exchange to confirm that Ferguson, appointed in November 1986, would leave his post later this month.
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