Does he feel he is Ferguson’s equal? “No. As a manager, his CV speaks for itself. You just have to praise someone who wins that much. I lost count on the amount of titles he’s won. Bearing in mind most of those titles are as difficult as Premier League, Champions Leagues, FA Cups, it’s out of this world. Ferguson, Mourinho and Guardiola, it’s incredible the amount of time these people win and the amount of passion and how driven they are to be successful. It’s pretty good to be able to live with these examples at this moment.”