Sir Alex Ferguson was taken to the hospital on May 3 after falling ill at Old Trafford shortly before Manchester United faced Liverpool in the Premier League.
Alex Ferguson, 84, had arrived at the stadium ahead of the high-profile clash but required medical attention less than an hour before kick-off. Medics first treated the former United manager in the Stretford End tunnel before moving him to an ambulance for further checks.
Sources indicated the hospital visit was precautionary, with optimism that he will soon recover at home. A source said Ferguson was sitting up in the ambulance and “okay”. The club declined to comment, according to The Sun.
Ferguson remains a familiar presence at Old Trafford and regularly attends home matches from the directors’ box. The Scot served as a club ambassador for 12 years after retiring from management in 2013 and remains the most decorated manager in United’s history.
The incident is not believed to be connected to the brain haemorrhage he suffered in 2018, which required emergency surgery. Doctors at the time gave him a 20 per cent chance of survival.
He later reflected on that experience in the documentary Sir Alex Ferguson: Never Give In, saying: “There were five brain haemorrhages that day. Three died. Two survived. You know you are lucky.”
