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'Fergie can hear you! - the nickname that made Man United legend Sir Alex Ferguson snub a Liverpool FC star for 20 years

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You'd have to be either very brave or very foolish to get on the wrong side of Sir Alex Ferguson. Anyone who ever played under Ferguson knew all too well the wrath that he could unleash.

Meanwhile, any Premier League player who hadn't had the pleasure of playing under the legendary former Manchester United boss had heard plenty of him - usually through dressing room walls - and knew just as well to stay on his good side.

As the curtain was drawn on the First Division and the Premier League was formed, Ferguson and United had established themselves as a force to be reckoned with but had yet to win the top flight during his tenure.

1991/1992 was the final campaign before English football changed forever and it represented Ferguson's best chance to date of guiding his side to English top-flight glory. READ MORE: United already have the blueprint to beat Liverpool Their main title rivals that season were Leeds United, who had only been promoted two seasons prior.

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