Manchester United: Sir Alex Ferguson's team talk at Michael Carrick testimonial was iconic

Sir Alex Ferguson will always heralded as arguably football’s greatest ever manager.

In an era where Pep Guardiola, Jurgen Klopp, Jose Mourinho and others are forging their own legacies near the very top of the mountain, eclipsing the achievements of Ferguson is one serious task.

Taking the reigns at Manchester United in 1986, a slow start would ultimately snowball into Ferguson re-establishing the club as one of football’s heavyweights, dominating English football like nobody has ever seen before.

And testament to his abilities – along with, you know, the abundance of honours – is just how much United have struggled since his retirement in 2013.

After 26 incredible years with United where he won two Champions Leagues, 13 Premier Leagues, five FA Cups and led the team to the continental treble in 1999, Ferguson finally called time on an extraordinary career at the end of the 2012/13 campaign, bowing out by winning the league one last time.

Known for his exceptional versatility, trust in youth development and eye for a world class player, Ferguson was also a fierce man manager. Perhaps the greatest ever.

We’ve all heard the stories. When he walked into the room, everybody stopped what they were doing. All the eyes were on him. And rightly so.

To extract such a level of respect and dedication from various iterations of a squad at the same club over a number of years is incredible and something we’re very unlikely to see again. Ferguson was one of a kind and trying to tap into what made him such a success is nigh on impossible.

Floating between firm and fair, Ferguson just had a knack for it like no other. The man could command and obtain a 10/10 performance from just about any player or team on the planet, no matter the