What Sir Alex Ferguson Has Said About Mauricio Pochettino

Mauricio Pochettino and Sir Alex Ferguson met each other on the touchline on just one occasion - but the Argentine certainly left his mark on the
United legend.

Following Sir Alex's retirement in 2013, the pair struck up a close friendship and went on to share a bottle of Brunello di Montalcino red wine at a Mayfair restaurant.

It was at that meeting, two years ago, where Sir Alex detailed how he had to restructure everything at United when he took over and reassured Pochettino about his own path at Spurs. Was it any wonder that Pochettino went on to read Sir Alex's book, 'Leadership'?

Pochettino later described the lunch as a 'dream come true' and referred to Sir Alex as a 'very special person'. The Spurs manager even paid for the meal after the Scot challenged him to name Argentina's goal scorers in the 1930 World Cup final win against Uruguay. Which he duly did.

Here's a link back at what Sir Alex Ferguson has said about Mauricio. 

January, 2013 after United beats Southampton 2-1

"Winning is the name of the game at this stage of the season," Sir Alex said.

"For the first 30 minutes I thought we were fantastic, we played really well. But in the second half Southampton have been the best team to play here this season. We were fortunate to win the game. They pushed on top of us and didn't give us any time on the ball."

December, 2015. Tottenham MP David Lammy reveals what Sir Alex Ferguson told him about Pochettino. 

"I'm going to let you into a secret," he said. "About six weeks ago, I sat next to Sir Alex Ferguson at a dinner in support of grassroots football abroad. He said to me, 'I think you guys have got the best manager in the Premier League.' Alex Ferguson said that."

April 2016, Sir Alex Ferguson praises Pochettino. 

"Well the manager has been fantastic. They have a bad record of managers, there is no doubt about that. They have had so many over the years, but this lad has composure. You never see him ruffled and the way his team play is a testimony to the work he is doing.

"The most important thing for English football is how many English and young players are in his team. He understands the advantage of playing young people. They won't let you down and they have been fantastic. [Dele] Alli, [Harry] Kane, [Ryan] Mason, [Danny] Rose, [Eric] Dier, all English players. [Kyle] Walker, the right back , although he has been there for a bit longer."