A-League side stunned as EPL icon joins practice

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Football's astir iconic manager, Sir Alex Ferguson, has stunned an A-League squad by making a astonishment quality during a grooming session.

Ferguson made his mode to Campbelltown for Macarthur FC's practice, the nine wherever his erstwhile Manchester United striker Dwight Yorke is the manager.

The 13-time English Premier League winner's quality near Macarthur players floored, with galore wondering wherefore a connection reading, "Welcome Sir Alex Ferguson" appeared connected the large surface astatine the crushed earlier the Scottish manager strode retired onto the pitch.

Ferguson, a monolithic equine racing fan, is understood to beryllium successful Australia for some the Golden Eagle and adjacent Tuesday's Melbourne Cup.

"In fact, helium got successful interaction with maine and said helium volition beryllium successful Sydney, truthful helium didn't person to bash that," Yorke said of his aged manager's visit.

"Obviously, precise gracious for him to beryllium successful visiting our stadium present successful Campbelltown.

"I thought it mightiness person been a problem, considering his age. Obviously, he's successful bully nick. He was blessed to marque the travel from the city, which is simply a agelong journey.

"We're looking for a small spot of a pick-us-up – not that we're successful a atrocious spot – but they don't travel overmuch bigger than Sir Alex being here, and I'm precise fortunate and privileged that I inactive person that narration with him. How often bash you person idiosyncratic of his endowment travel into this portion of the world?"

Macarthur midfielder Daniel De Silva explained however amazed helium and his teammates were erstwhile Ferguson appeared done the tunnel.

"Honestly, I conscionable saw the banner connected the large surface there. And past I was thinking, 'What's each that about?'" helium said.

"And past obviously, I looked over, and I saw him. It's evidently a fantastic happening to person him present astatine the club, astir apt the top manager of each time. Fantastic acquisition to conscionable him.

"We'll spell location and archer household and friends ... it's thing I ne'er thought would happen."

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