Sir Alex Ferguson chooses the best stadium atmosphere between Celtics and Rangers
Sir Alex Ferguson is one of the best manager football ever, having had success with Aberdeen during his 27-year period at Manchester United.
He dominated British football with the Red Devils, won 13 Premier League titles and canceled the Champions League twice.
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Sir Alex Ferguson’s Man UTD Honors |
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cup |
Win for many years |
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Premier League |
1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2009, 2011, 2013 |
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Champions League |
1999, 2008 |
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FA Cup |
1990, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2004 |
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League Cup |
1992, 2006, 2009, 2010 |
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FIFA Club World Cup |
2008 |
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UEFA Super Cup |
1991 |
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European Cup Winner Cup |
1991 |
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Intercontinental Cup |
1999 |
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Community Shield |
1990, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2008, 2010, 2011 |
The Scots were actually fans of GERS and visited the young men on Ibrox regularly, eventually playing for the club between 1967 and 1969. Ferguson never shys away from the Rangers’ relationship, sharing the story of his early football memories at Ibrox.
“I used to always go to the Broomloan Road end when I was younger. It wasn’t until I got into my teens when I was with my mates that we would go into the Rangers End. I started going to Ibrox when I was around eight-years-old so in 1949. When I was young, it was a case of ‘you’re not going up there on your own’, but you would go to Ibrox irrespective of what your dad said.
“There were great teams at that time. The famous Iron Curtain team; young, Shaw, McCall, Woodburn, Cox, and it felt like it was forever.
During his time as Aberdeen boss, he would regularly compete with Rangers and Glasgow for the Celtics and visit Scotland with the star-studded Utd.
Ferguson and Red Devils didn’t have much luck on two visits to Celtic Park, losing 1-0 in 2006 and defeating 1-1 in 2008. However, he performed better on Ibrox with Man Utd, winning 1-0 twice in 2003 and 2010.
Ferguson in the Celtic and Rangers
Ferguson talked about the “best” atmosphere he experienced as a manager of Ibrox and other iconic stadiums in Europe, in a comment shared on the official Celtic website.
“Parkerhead is the best I’ve ever experienced. The players are just talking about the other day – Vidic and Ronaldo said it was the best vibe they’ve ever played. Thanks to the supporters, because they didn’t half raise the roof. It’s obvious that the Celtics reacted to it as they already had an extra yard.
Meanwhile, Cristiano Ronaldo was also shocked by the atmosphere of Parkhead, saying that he was at Man Utd:
“The Celtic fans are incredible. It’s always great to play there.”
