Ferguson\u2019s first words to his family after the surgery were about football, as he asked for the Doncaster Rovers’ result from the weekend, The Sun reported.<\/p>\n
\u201cHow did Doncaster get on?\u201d he wanted to know.<\/p>\n
Ferguson’s son and Doncaster manager Darren Ferguson had to miss the club\u2019s final game of the season against Wigan as news about his father emerged.<\/p>\n
Ferguson also joked about flying to Kiev in two weeks’ time for the Champions League final, the tabloid said.<\/p>\n
“The procedure has gone very well but he needs a period of intensive care to optimize his recovery,\u201d his former club Manchester United said following the surgery on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Ferguson, who retired from active football in 2013 after managing Manchester United for 27 years, is 76 years old.<\/p>\n
He started his career playing for ManU and moved on to play for various clubs such as the Wolves, Sparta Rotterdam, Wrexham and Peterborough.<\/p>\n
After retiring from the pitch, he managed such clubs as Peterborough and Preston North End.<\/p>\n
Ferguson led Manchester United to win 13 Premier League titles, five FA Cups, and two Champions League championships during his 27-year management at Old Trafford.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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