Sir Alex Ferguson interview after cup final win goes viral with Man Utd fans all making the same point

Sir Alex Ferguson's interview after winning a cup final have gone viral following on from comments made by Erik ten Hag on Sunday.

The Dutchman guided the Red Devils to a third cup final in his tenure after a FA Cup semi-final victory over Coventry City.

But it was far from convincing for United, who were 3-0 up and cruising before conceding three goals to the Championship side in the final twenty minutes.

Ellis Simms pulled one back before Callum O'Hare's deflected effort reduced the deficit to one.

Then, Aaron Wan-Bissaka was penalised for a controversial handball - leading to Haji Wright equalising with a last-gasp penalty.

Coventry thought they had won it in the dying embers of extra time, only for Victor Torp's goal to be ruled out for offside by VAR.

United won 4-2 on penalties to set up a second consecutive final against rivals City but it felt like a lucky escape and only three players celebrated the triumph.

After the game, Ten Hag was asked if how was "embarrassed" by the way in which his side reached the cup final but refuted the suggestion.

He told a press conference: "No, I cannot say that word because it is about the achievement. I see the mistakes we make, we cannot look away from it but it is not an embarrassment it is a huge achievement."

Ten Hag then went on to talk about setbacks and it being "a decade ago" when United reached the final three times.

In response, a fan posted a clip of legendary manager Sir Alex Ferguson displaying innate levels of mentality after his Aberdeen team won a cup final against Rangers in 1983.

Sir Alex Ferguson after winning a cup final. The standards have dropped so much it’s incredible. https://t.co/trQmp5LOk2 pic.twitter.com/OHnVVpRFFu

— Con (@ConroyUtd) April 21, 2024

Despite the triumph, Ferguson was furious with how his side played.

In his TV interview, he fumed “A disgrace of a performance. “[Willie] Miller and [Alex] McLeish played Rangers by themselves … winning cups doesn’t matter. "Our standards have been set long ago and I’m not going to accept that from any Aberdeen team.”

Ferguson would later admit he regretted doing the stinging interview.