5 Things to watch out for on BBC documentary 'Sir Alex Ferguson: Secrets of Success'

#3 When Tony Blair sought Sir Alex Ferguson\'s advice

The ex-British Prime Minister would talk about man management strategies with Sir Alex Ferguson. He once asked the Scot how to deal with a set of brilliant individuals who proved very tough to deal with and Ferguson promptly replied 'get rid of them'.

Tony Blair said: “We weren't talking about an actual individual, it was a hypothetical case, but his attitude was that it doesn't matter if he is your best player – if he is difficult, put him out of the room.”

Sir Alex demonstrated a similar style of management at United where he got rid of star players David Beckham and Roy Keane among others when they no longer saw eye to eye.