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Sir Alex was ‘hurt and angry’ at Man Utd and even offered to quit before Treble

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Manchester United famously won the Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League in the 1998/99 season, but Sir Alex Ferguson was ready to walk away before the campaign

Sir Alex Ferguson was so "hurt and angry" he tried to quit as Manchester United manager before their Treble-winning campaign.

READ MORE: 'You know nothing about football' - Erik ten Hag sends brutal message to Manchester United critics "We felt that he'd got a little bit more interested in his outside interests than he should have done and that needed readdressing," said former chairman Martin Edwards in the first episode of the series.

Meanwhile, United supporter Andy Walsh, whom Ferguson confided in at the time, revealed the hurt Edwards' letter had caused him. "He said, 'I've had enough of it, I can't trust these people anymore, I've reached the end of my tether'," recalled Walsh. "He was clearly hurt, as well as angry. I said, 'are you sure ?'

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