Sir Alex Ferguson will retire at the end of the 2012/2013 season in May.
Speaking as a Liverpool fan myself, Sir Alex Ferguson (SAF) has been a worthy adversary. Manchester United have been tremendous in his time there, success after success, and overtaking Liverpool's league record in the process. He is a living legend in his own right
However, for MU, life must go on, and apparently in the next few days they will announce his successor. Whoever that is (popular rumour says it's Moyes) will have big shoes to fill.
But that was always going to be the case for anyone replacing a successful manager. What makes it even worse for the incoming manager though is that SAF will remain on as a director and ambassador, which brings the question of whether the new guy will be able to handle both the pressure of replacing SAF as well as dealing with the fact that SAF will be there at Old Trafford, watching his every move closely. And even if immediate success does come his way, people will question whether it's really because of him or because of SAF pulling the strings in the background.
Whatever happens, Manchester United will miss SAF dearly. Will they be able to continue their success without him? We shall see....
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