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Blog: 21 not out
It's 21 years to the day since Sir Alex took over from Ron Atkinson at Old Trafford. Here, the Reds' boss takes time out from preparations for Wednesday's Champions League clash to offer his thoughts on what's been an incredible tenure...
Irresistible
It's amazing to think I've been here for 21 years. I've certainly had the key to the door for a while now! But Old Trafford is such a busy place and time just seems to fly. When I was at Aberdeen I turned down a few offers but when the opportunity came to join Manchester United I couldn't say no.
The Teacher
I admit Sir Matt Busby was a factor in my decision
when I was a kid I once went to see United play just because I knew Sir Matt would be there. His reputation in Scotland was massive and only enhanced by what he'd done at Old Trafford. He was very welcoming when I first came to the club and I used to really enjoy the chats we used to have. He genuinely wanted me to do well and I always remember the advice he gave me about the press: he told me not to read it!
The Current Crop
I guess I have to think about retiring at some stage but I still have plenty of ambition here and these young lads make me feel younger. I'm proud of the current team they need a little bit of direction at times but they're showing fantastic enthusiasm for the game and there's a great spirit among them. At last Friday's training session I had to get Carlos [Queiroz] to tell them to stop because it was too good. We were due to play Arsenal the next day and I wanted them to keep that kind of football for the Saturday!
Goodbye is the hardest part
As anyone in business will tell you, managing change is the most difficult thing. You form emotional attachments to players that you regard almost as family, people who have served you so well for many years. But at some stage you need to take a decision to move someone on. That's probably the hardest part.
In the last few years I've had to let Nicky Butt and Phil Neville go. Those two players, without question, embodied the spirit of this club and were United nuts, which made it even harder. That's where the difficulties come in.
Some decisions are hard to make and some decisions are made for you. Eric Cantona made his own decision and so did Peter Schmeichel, even though I tried to persuade him to stay. Roy Keane came to the point where I felt he had to move on and, more recently, we had Ole Gunnar Solskjaer retire.
Experience doesn't make those decisions any easier. If anything, it makes you a little colder. You know you've been down that road before and you have to do what's best for the football club. I'm employed by Manchester United and I always have to put that hat on when it comes to making those business decisions.
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