🔻Alex Ferguson, the former highly decorated Manchester United manager, said after a brain hemorrhage and emergency surgery in 2018, he was afraid to return to Old Trafford and did not know how the fans would react to his return.

🔹According to the BBC, in May 2018 Ferguson underwent emergency surgery in the Royal Salford Hospital due to a brain hemorrhage and was hospitalized for some time in intensive care. Less than four months later, he returned to Old Trafford for Manchester United’s match against Wolverhampton.

🔹About that day, Ferguson said: «I was terrified. I wish I could say I was comfortable, but it wasn’t like that. I didn’t know what the fans’ reaction would be. When my name was announced, the fans welcomed me with loud cheers.»

🔹He added: «My wife was next to me and she was about to cry. When we sat down, she said: it’s wonderful. This is one of those moments that shows the generosity of the fans and their appreciation for my time at the club.»

🔹Ferguson also said about his illness that he had lost his voice and could not speak. He explained: «I had lost my voice and couldn’t talk. That was a terrifying moment. I remember my grandchildren came to see me, and I had lost my voice.» He continued that, with the help of a therapist and doing exercises such as writing the names of birds, animals, and rivers, he gradually regained his ability to speak.

🔹Ferguson, who is now 84, said that despite minor injuries, his condition is good.