Luiz Felipe Scolari credits Cristiano Ronaldo for his 'beautiful' friendship with Sir Alex Ferguson

Former Chelsea and Portugal manager Luiz Felipe Scolari has detailed his friendship with Sir Alex Ferguson.

During his long career which has lasted 40 years, Scolari has managed a plethora of clubs both in domestic and international competition.

Despite being 73 years of age and without a club, the Brazilian is still keen to take up a managerial role once more.

Speaking to the Daily Mail, Scolari explained how he has a good relationship with Manchester United legend Sir Alex Ferguson which blossomed thanks to Portuguese ace Cristiano Ronaldo.

"We used to talk a lot when I was the coach for Portugal, especially because of Cristiano Ronaldo," he explained.

"I used to call Cristiano a lot, so Ferguson used to talk to me about how he was doing at Manchester United, the hard work he was putting in, all that.

"I faced him in the Premier League when I went to Chelsea.

"There is something very nice in England where coaches meet and talk after games. There aren’t fights, there is friendship. It’s very beautiful.

"After a 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge, we drank wine and he made compliments, even about the drink, and we started joking around.

"When I left Chelsea, the first person to talk to the press about my time at the club was Ferguson.

"He was very complimentary and said I should have stayed in England. We still talk when we have the chance."