Sir Alex Ferguson was not bringing value to Manchester United in his ambassadorial role, according to ESPN senior writer Mark Ogden.

Former Barcelona manager Xavi Hernandez is claimed to be an option to replace Erik ten Hag but rebuffed approaches from the club during his playing career

MANCHESTER UNITED legend Patrice Evra has surprisingly blamed himself and Sir Alex Ferguson for the club’s disastrous decade. Since the legendary boss retired, Man Utd have not won the

It was announced last week that the Stretford-based outfit’s top brass – minority stakeholder Sir Jim Ratcliffe included – made the decision to cut Ferguson’s Global Ambassadorial role, worth a reported £2.165 million-per-year, to align with their recent cost-cutting measures.

Manchester United travel to Fenerbahce in search of their first win in the Europa League this term and Jose Mourinho has conducted his press conference ahead of the game

Jose Mourinho has questioned Manchester United ’s decision to terminate Sir Alex Ferguson ’s role at Old Trafford, insisting his presence at the club ‘is worth more than a few pounds’. Ferguson stepped down as United boss in 2013 after winning 38 trophies in 26 years at the helm, remaining on the payroll as a global ambassador for the next decade.

Sir Alex Ferguson missed Manchester United's win over Brentford at the weekend and is now expected to be absent from the Europa League clash against Fenerbahce on Thursday

He was pictured in the crowd at Celtic Park in Glasgow to watch as Aberdeen came from two goals down to maintain their unbeaten start to the season with a thrilling 2-2 draw at champions Celtic. Ferguson won 10 major trophies as Aberdeen manager before leaving to join United in 1986.

Gary Neville has started a new role as an ambassador at Manchester United, just days after Sir Alex Ferguson was removed from his own role at Old Trafford. The Scot, who won 13 Premier League titles during his time as manager,