Sir Alex Ferguson talks to the press. Photograph: Phil Noble/PA
Welcome
6 November 1986 Alex Ferguson leaves Aberdeen after a hugely successful spell, to replace Ron Atkinson at
Manchester United
'Ta-ra'
December 1989 It is widely reported that Ferguson is close to being sacked after a dismal start to his fourth season. A banner is unveiled at Old Trafford saying: "Three years of excuses and it's still crap ... ta-ra Fergie"
Robins
7 January 1990 United beat Nottingham Forest 1-0 at the City Ground in the FA Cup third round, with a goal from Mark Robins. The win is believed to have saved Ferguson's job. In May, United win the Cup
Giggs
2 March 1991 Ryan Giggs makes his league debut in a 2-0 defeat by Everton. The Welshman will break Sir Bobby Charlton's record of 756 appearances for the club
Cantona
26 November 1992 In a conversation instigated by the Leeds United manager, Howard Wilkinson, about the availability of Denis Irwin, Ferguson agrees the £1.2m signing of the French forward Eric Cantona
First title
2 May 1993 Inspired by Cantona in the second half of the season, United beat Aston Villa to the Premier League title, the club's first for 26 years. They and Ferguson have won 11 more since
Awards
August 1993 Ferguson receives the first Premier League manager of the month award. He has won another 25
Double
14 May 1994 Ferguson wins his first league and Cup double in English football, Cantona scoring twice as United beat Chelsea 4-0 in the FA Cup final
Kung fu
25 January 1995 Ferguson persuades Cantona to stay at Old Trafford after he is suspended for eight months for attacking a Crystal Palace fan, Matthew Simmons, at Selhurst Park
Criticism
Summer 1995 After being pipped to the title by Blackburn and losing the Cup final to Everton, Ferguson is heavily criticised by United fans for allowing Paul Ince, Mark Hughes and Andrei Kanchelskis to leave the club
Rants
27 April 1996 Perhaps Ferguson's most famous "mind games" inspire an infamous rant from the Newcastle United manager, Kevin Keegan. United's youngsters go on to win the league and Cup double
Au revoir
22 May 1997 A month after a disappointing Champions League semi-final defeat by Borussia Dortmund, but having won a fourth league title, Eric Cantona retires from football
Treble
26 May 1999 Arguably Ferguson's crowning achievement: a remarkable 2-1 victory over Bayern Munich in the Champions League final caps an unprecedented treble
Arise
12 June 1999 Ferguson becomes Sir Alex, following in the footsteps of Sir Matt Busby, who was knighted following United's first European Cup victory in 1968
Stam
27 August 2001 Jaap Stam is sold to Lazio after claiming in his autobiography that Ferguson made an illegal approach for him three years earlier, when he was at PSV Eindhoven
Retire
27 February 2002 Ferguson signs a contract extension, despite having claimed he would retire at the end of the season. Misses out on a Champions League final in Glasgow
Hairdryer
15 February 2003 Ferguson's changing-room rage spills over after an FA Cup fifth-round defeat by Arsenal. David Beckham emerges from the Old Trafford tunnel with stitches over his eye
Ronaldo
12 August 2003 Having sold Beckham to Real Madrid Ferguson, urged on by his players, signs the 18-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo from Sporting Lisbon
Horses
18 November 2003 Ferguson begins legal proceedings in a dispute with the Manchester United shareholder John Magnier over the ownership of a racehorse, Rock of Gibraltar. The dispute is settled out of court
BBC
27 May 2004 The BBC airs a controversial documentary, Father and Son, about football agent Jason. Sir Alex describes it as "nonsense" and refuses to speak to the BBC for seven years
Glazers
May 2005 The Glazer family buy Manchester United and confirm that Ferguson will remain in his position. Ferguson is criticised by some fans, for being seen to endorse the takeover
Keane
29 October 2005 Following a 4-1 defeat by Middlesbrough, the inspirational captain Roy Keane takes several team‑mates to task in an interview with MUTV. The Irishman leaves the club two weeks later
Goals
23 December 2006 Ronaldo scores United's 2,000th goal under Ferguson, in a 3-0 win over Aston Villa
Moscow
21 May 2008 Ferguson wins his second Champions League trophy after a sudden-death penalty shoot-out victory over Chelsea in Moscow. Ronaldo had scored United's goal in a 1-1 draw
Sir Matt
19 December 2010 Ferguson breaks Sir Matt Busby's record and becomes the longest‑serving Manchester United manager
No19
14 May 2011 Overcomes what he considered his greatest challenge, knocking Liverpool "off their perch" by sealing United's 19th league title, one better than the total for the Anfield club
Derby
23 October 2011 A fortnight before his 25th anniversary with the club, Ferguson suffers his biggest defeat as United manager, a humiliating 6-1 loss to Manchester City at Old Trafford
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