Fans could not fully believe who Sir Alex Ferguson was sitting next to when he saw the Europa League final of the stands in Bilbao.
Ferguson, 83, showed his support to the club he knew 26, a Manchester United took on Tottenham in the All-English European match but was bitter disappointed by a 1-0 defeat.
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The legendary manager lived his final as a paid ambassador for United, after the announcement he became out of his lucrative role in October.
That brutal Axing was part of the cost -saving measures that were implemented by Sir Jim Ratcliffe – who made fans even more confused when they saw Ferguson in addition to the minority owner of the club in the game.
They wrote on social media: “So the glazers and Ratcliffe removed free tickets and plundered Fergie, now he was sitting next to them at the final?”
While another added: “Why is Fergie next to Sir Jim and the glazers?”
A third noticed: “Glazers, Ratcliffe and Sir Alex Ferguson in one frame.”
And a fourth posted: “This makes me sick to my stomach”.
Fans were just as upset that Ferguson was so close to the AVRAM Glazer, whose family majority owners of the club remain, despite the control of Ratcliffe about football matters.
It was the brutal cost -saving measures of Ratcliffe in which the paid role of Ferguson was exhausted in October in October.
The legendary Scottish manager had to say goodbye to a salary of £ 2.16 million a year, with the decision at the end of the current season.
Which means that his presence on the Europa League final tonight is his last way as a club ambassador on the payroll.
Sir Alex had certainly enjoyed his journey to the Basque Country and stopped at the San Mames Stadium of Bilbao for the competition to visit Athletic Club -officials.
He even took the time to sign a competition ball and pennant in the corridors of the land of Athletic's 2011/12 victory over United in the Europa League round of 16.
But that pleasure ended when he saw United's gloomy season in a defeat by Spurs.
Brennan Johnson scored the only shot from Tottenham on Doel and ended the 17-year-old waiting from Spurs to a trophy to beat United with 1-0.
Ferguson seems to have brought bad blood in the past when he talked to Ratcliffe in the stands.
Ferguson was not the only victim of the brutal cost -saving measures of Ratcliffe and Ineos.
While the United Execs also decided to offer their employees free tickets for the Europa League final – organize a viewing party in the UK instead.
Despite the massive cost savings, United announced in March of plans to build a brand new £ 2 billion 100,000 seats in the near future.
All this coincided with the worst season ever on the field of United on the field, with manager Ruben Amorim has now handed a lifeline to save the club's season with a European trophy and place in the Champions League while in the 16th in the Premier League table table.
A win over Spurs would mean a large trophy and a huge financial boost thanks to the return of a return to Europe's elite competition.
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