This situation was especially acute with Edwin van der Sar due to retire at the end of the season, Gary Neville displaying form that would lead him to follow suit, along with Paul Scholes, and Giggs also ageing and not to mention Rio Ferdinand's problems with his back. The future rested on Rooney's shoulders. It seemed to be worse season for United.
Ferguson went in mid-November to an audience in Qatar, where he was attending a conference.
Ferguson said: "You must always remember that the most important man at Manchester United is the manager. The minute a footballer becomes more important than the manager, your club is dead. The history of this club goes right down the drain. Sir Matt Busby, under whom United won their first European title, was the most important man and I am the most important man at Manchester United and it has to be that way because no player could jeopardize his control of the dressing room."
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