Sending prayers and love to Cathy and the whole family.”Beckham broke into the team in the 1990s as Ferguson turned United into the country’s most successful club. Hired from Aberdeen in 1986, Ferguson held on to his United job despite taking until 1993 to end the club’s title drought. Ferguson retired a champion in 2013, lifting the Premier League trophy for a 13th time to take the club’s haul of English championship crowns to a record 20. View all New York Times newsletters. Advertisement Continue reading the main story“Hang in there, Sir Alex,” said the City captain Vincent Kompany, who has won the Premier League three times since 2012.

Source: New York Times May 06, 2018 03:00 UTC