Sir Alex Ferguson made the most of it at Manchester United under the Glazers

Manchester United supporters will not be walking down the Warwick Road with buckets to have a whip-round for Sir Alex Ferguson this weekend.

Ending Ferguson's handsome ambassadorial package is one of the more constructive cost-cutting measures by Ineos. Ferguson has raked in more than £2million a year since he headed upstairs in 2013. His horse, Spirit Dancer, won the $1million Bahrain International Trophy in January.

Ferguson turns 83 on New Year's Eve and will not get a begging bowl for his birthday. His ambassadorial duties have largely been confined to within Greater Manchester, unlike some of the former players who travel to all corners of the globe for events and meet-and-greets during pre-season and the season.

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That is perfectly reasonable for a man whose greatest comeback was his recovery from a brain haemorrhage. When he returned to Old Trafford in September 2018, he received a standing ovation. His doctor had to rein in his eagerness after he visited Cristiano Ronaldo at Juventus's hotel at the Crowne Plaza in October.

There are a row of seats with Ferguson's name affixed to each plaque in the directors' box, the opposite stand is named after him, there is a statue of him outside and many drive or walk up Sir Alex Ferguson Way to get to Old Trafford. Ending his 12-year ambassadorial tenure should not discourage Ferguson from visiting his professional home.

He does not loom as ominiously as he did during David Moyes's tenure and, though he has had no say in the running of United since he was the kingmaker for that