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

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.

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Their main title rivals that season were Leeds United, who had only been promoted two seasons prior. Led by Howard Wilkinson, the West Yorkshire outfit were within touching distance of glory by April, with United drawing at Luton Town before defeats against Nottingham Forest and West Ham.

Playing for the Whites at that time before moving to Coventry City and then Liverpool, Scotland international Gary McAllister had scored a penalty to help his side beat Coventry before a massive game against Sheffield United. After the short trip south to Bramall Lane, Wilkinson's side came out 3-2 winners and only needed old foes United to drop points at Liverpool that evening.

“We all went back to Chappy’s (Lee Chapman) house after the game in Sheffield to watch Man United play Liverpool at Anfield," McAllister said back in 2017. "Because I’d done some TV work, I was tuned