There’s an old saying in football that a manager earns his money during the half time break. Many more attributes are obviously required in order to be consistently successful but the ability of a manager to lift his players to another level, read the oppositions game and correctly tweak his tactics is invaluable.

Manchester United and most knowledgeable fans have known and appreciated that fact for many years because Sir Alex Ferguson has done it time and again during his career at Old Trafford. The ones who still need to acknowledge it are the many fans of rival clubs, who possibly through envy, despise everything about him. Read the full story