Man U should search for experienced successor, not young gun: Fergie

LONDON - Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has said striker Wayne Rooney’s contract dispute with the club should serve as some sort of notice to its owners to employ an experienced manager as his successor.

“I don’t think Manchester United could ever go down the road of having a young manager, to be honest with you,” The Guardian quoted Ferguson, as saying.

He added: “It’s a job that needs a lot of experience at the top end of the game. We have the benefit of my 24 years at the club, so fortunately that’s the way we could deal with it.

He further said: “At Manchester United, you can never be surprised. There is always something happening in the club and there are always issues to deal with. I don’t think you can deny we got a lot of publicity that we didn’t enjoy, but you have to deal with these situations and I think we dealt with it very well.”

“I’ve got the benefit of having been at the club for such a long time I have experienced a lot of things. It’s big enough dealing with winning matches without the publicity attached that doesn’t always put football in a good light,” he added.

“We always try to always be a good part of the game, and all the right things about the game, but for a couple of days last week, there was unfortunate information, you know? To be manager of our club, you have to have someone strong who can deal with all these issues,” Ferguson said. (ANI)