Former Arsenal vice-chairman reveals he wanted to bring Sir Alex Ferguson to the club before he joined Manchester United AFC MUFC
Former Arsenal vice-chairman David Dein has revealed he wanted to bring Alex Ferguson to the club before his move to Manchester United.boss in 1986 and history could have been very different.David Dein wanted to take a young Alex Ferguson to Highbury in 1986 before he ended up at Old TraffordDein was leaning towards a move for Ferguson, but another board member pushed for the appointment of former player George Graham.boss as Gunners’ manager with Graham as his no.
“The board thought George could do the job. He was young, aspiring and hungry. He was elegant and always well turned-out. He started lower down to learn the ropes of management.
“The combination could be a dream ticket, the two Scotsmen combining a lot of qualities with the potential to be even more ambitious in the top division in England. I knew Alex and knew the chairman of Aberdeen, Dick Donald. I sounded him out delicately to see if Alex would be interested.”gettyBy the time a decision had to be made, Ferguson had already won three Scottish top-flight league titles and led Aberdeen to the Cup Winners’ Cup three-years earlier.