Sir Alex Ferguson has upset an SNP MSP after it emerged he was giving Sir Keir Starmer tips on how to win the election. James Dornan claimed the legendary Manchester United manager suffered from "blindness" politically as he once again waded into the football arena. Sir Alex is known to be a Labour supporter and was also a backer of the Union ahead of the 2014 independence referendum. Speaking to the Daily Record, the Labour leader described Sir Alex - who won 47 trophies as a manager with Abereen and Man United - as a "winner" with "strong Labour values". "His mentality and my mentality are similar in this respect, that he knows the single objective when you are building a football team, running a football team, managing a football team, is to win.

Source: Express June 22, 2024 16:58 UTC