Ferguson: 25 years have been a fairy tale

Sir Alex Ferguson has admitted his 25 years in charge of Manchester United have been a “fairy tale” and he hopes to continue in the role for some time to come.

The Scot took charge at Old Trafford in 1986 and will celebrate his anniversary on Saturday in United’s clash with Sunderland.

In his time at the club he has won 12 Premier League titles, five FA cups and two Champions League trophies.

“It’s been a fairy tale and I will continue as long as I feel healthy enough to do it,” he told reporters.

“It has been a really fantastic spell for me. I’ve been fortunate to have had some of the best players in the game.

“Players like Bryan Robson, Norman Whiteside, through to Mark Hughes, Roy Keane and Eric Cantona.”

“It’s hard to think I had control of those great players for so long, right through to today’s foreign players.”

Ferguson will head into the Black Cats game without striker Michael Owen, who was injured in the win over Otelul Galati on Wednesday.

“Michael injured his thigh when he made the run across the front post for the first goal,” he said.

“It’s a killer for him. He started the season well, he’s been training terrifically. His two performances in the League Cup have been great.”

“He made the goal last night, no doubt about that. I hope he’s not out for too long. We’ve assessed him this morning, he’s had a scan but we don’t have any results from that yet.”