article_snippet: Sir Alex Ferguson has hailed the fantastic career of Dave Mackay as the tributes came in for the former Tottenham and Scotland midfielder, who died on Monday night aged 80.
article_snippet: Edinburgh-born Mackay and Danny Blanchflower are introduced to the Wembley crowd before the 1981 FA Cup final .
article_snippet: Ferguson, who fondly remembers Dave Mackay as a contemporary and a friend, told Sky Sports News: 'I played against Ferguson, who fondly remembers Mackay as a contemporary and a friend once
article_snippet: Ferguson, who fondly remembers Mackay as a contemporary and a friend was hard.
article_snippet: Ferguson, who fondly remembers Mackay as a contemporary and a friend was one of the hardest men of all time - a great Scottish player.
article_snippet: You think of Denis Law, Kenny Dalglish, Graeme Souness; Edinburgh-born Mackay was along with Denis Law, Kenny Dalglish, Graeme Souness. '
article_snippet: Sir Alex Ferguson hailed Edinburgh-born Mackay as fantastic player and manager as well as a good friend . '
article_snippet: Edinburgh-born Mackay (right) rushes to congratulate goalscorer Jimmy Greaves (middle) with Jimmy Robertson in 1967 . '
article_snippet: Sir Bobby Charlton and his chat as Sir Bobby Charlton and Mackay pose for pictures of Sir Bobby Charlton and Mackay special stamps in 2013 . '
article_snippet: Sir Bobby Charlton and Mackay're sad to see these people disappear.
highlights_snippet: Arsene Wenger hailed Dave Mackay as 'an iconic figure of English football' 