ARSENE WENGER has led the messages of support to Sir Alex Ferguson as the football world prayed for him.
ARSENE WENGER has led the messages of support to Sir Alex Ferguson as the football world prayed for him.
Wenger broke off from the celebrations at his final home game as Arsenal manager to wish Ferguson a speedy and full recovery after the shock news the former Manchester United boss had undergone surgery following a brain haemorrhage.
Ferguson, 76, is seriously ill after collapsing at home on Friday.
He is in intensive care in a Salford hospital surrounded by wife Cathy and family.
Less than a week earlier he had made a presentation to Wenger to commemorate his final visit to Old Trafford and his erstwhile rival said after the Gunners’ 5-0 win over Burnley: “I would like to send my best wishes to my fellow manager.
“I was with him last week and he looked in perfect shape and he looked very happy. I wish him well and to recover very quickly.”
Ferguson’s former No2 Brian Kidd, now a member of Pep Guardiola’s coaching staff at Manchester City, said: “You think Sir Alex is indestructible, we’ve all been brought up with him.
“What he did for United was unreal and the pressure he was under every day to produce. It’s phenomenal.
“You know him, you lads [the media] have had your run-ins with him but you know where he’s coming from, he wears his heart on his sleeve.
“The opportunity he gave me, I’m always indebted to him.”
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