Quotes from Alex Ferguson

I think you have a duty and a responsibility to entertain. We have to always remember that there's a public to be entertained.

I tell the players that the bus is moving. This club has to progress. And the bus wouldn't wait for them. I tell them to get on board.

If you're going to be a footballer, be a great one.If you're going to have a dream, dream big.

The philosophy of a lot of European teams, even in home matches, is not to give a goal away.

I'm-A-God-Look-At-Me.

All they can talk about is Manchester United.

My greatest challenge is not what's happening at the moment, my greatest challenge was knocking Liverpool right off their f*****g perch. And you can print that.

To not apologize for the behavior of the players to another manager is unthinkable. It's a disgrace, but I don't expect Wenger to ever apologize...he's that type of person.

Well, football is a hard game; there's no denying it. It's a game that can bring out the worst in you, at times.

There has been a lot of expectation on Manchester City and with the spending they have done they have to win something. Sometimes you have a noisy neighbor and have to live with it.

I used to have a saying that when a player is at his peak, he feels as though he can climb.

The pace of the game demanded a referee who was fit. It is an indictment of our game. You see referees abroad who are as fit as butcher's dogs. We have some who are fit. He wasn't fit.

He was taking 30 seconds to book a player. He was needing a rest. It was ridiculous.

I'm going to tell you the story about the geese which fly 5,000 miles from Canada to France.

I tried it 100 or a million times it couldn't happen again. If I could, I would have carried on playing.

He could start a row in an empty house.

If Chelsea drop points, the cat's out in the open. And you know what cats are like - sometimes they don't come home.

If he was an inch taller he'd be the best center half in Britain. His father is 6 ft 2 in - I'd check the milkman.

The credit to them, the better team won and there's nothing we can do about that now.

Jose understands winning and losing are twins in a way. When you win you don't gloat and when you lose you don't go bananas.

I'm no f****** talking to you. He's a f****** great player. Yous are f******* idiots.

I don't like losing but I've mellowed. I maybe have a short fuse but it goes away quicker now.

You can't do anything about them.

He's a novice - he should keep his opinions to Japanese football