article_snippet.sent: Sir Alex Ferguson has admitted Sir Alex Ferguson had to change Sir Alex Ferguson everyday habits as Sir Alex Ferguson got older to continue managing Manchester United.
article_snippet.sent: The Scot was appointed as the Red Devils manager in November 1986 at the age of 45 before announcing The Scot retirement at the end of the 2012-13 season aged 71.
article_snippet.sent: Sir Alex Ferguson has admitted Sir Alex Ferguson had to change his everyday habits as Sir Alex Ferguson got older in management .
article_snippet.sent: And the now 73-year-old revealed that Sir Alex Ferguson had to modify Sir Alex Ferguson sleeping pattern to ensure Sir Alex Ferguson still had the same energy for the consuming role at United as Sir Alex Ferguson did when Sir Alex Ferguson first started – due to Father Time catching up with Sir Alex Ferguson. '
article_snippet.sent: When I came to United in my early 40s
article_snippet.sent: everyone saw the same energy for the consuming role at United but when you get older you're the only one that recognises or knows the kind of energy you've got left,' Sir Alex Ferguson told American satellite radio station SiriusXM on Thursday. '
article_snippet.sent: And I had to realign Sir Alex Ferguson when I got in to my 60s in terms of putting my 60s in and the sleep I needed to maintain my energy until the very end because people expect to see the same enegy all the time. '
article_snippet.sent: That's the problem when you're leading a group of people all the time.'