Paddy Power’s Fergie waxwork (Picture: Neil Lloyd / Paddy Power)

Sir Alex Ferguson’s shadow continues to loom large at Old Trafford. The former United boss watched from the stands again as the Premier League champions slumped to yet another loss at Chelsea yesterday.

And Fergie’s beleaguered successor David Moyes has again been reminded of the rather large shoes he is struggling to fill after Paddy Power pulled another one of their cheeky publicity stunts today.

Special delivery for Mr Moyes? Photo: © Neil Lloyd / Paddy Power

The bookmaker has placed a life-size waxwork of Ferguson encased in a box marked ‘In case of emergency, break glass’ outside Old Trafford.

The replica (which looks more like the original Taggart than Fergie to me) is ominously pointing to his watch, a la the now-retired manager’s famous ‘Fergie time’ pose.




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Will United fans be breaking the glass this season? (Picture: Neil Lloyd / Paddy Power)

Question is: How much time will the Old Trafford hierarchy give Moyes now?

Paddy Power price the former Everton boss at 13/5 to not be in charge for the last game of this season, while Sir Alex is 13/2 to take charge of a United first-team game this season at 13/2.

A PP spokesman said: ‘Jose [Mourinho] hammered the final nail into the coffin that is Man Utd’s season on Sunday night and their seventh loss of the season has brought Sir Alex back to Old Trafford.

‘It’s officially an emergency now for the Red Devils.’

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