One of the least highlighted aspects of Alex Ferguson's career is that he managed Scotland in a World Cup finals. Naturally, this being a Scotland campaign, it was a highly forgettable experience.
While still at Aberdeen, he served as caretaker boss during the 1986 World Cup. The Scots certainly didn't disgrace themselves, though their failure to take full points against 10-man Uruguay (and they really did play almost the whole game with 10 men - Jose Batista was sent off in the first minute) cost them in the end. Even after narrow losses to Denmark and West Germany, a win against the Uruguayans would have seen them into the last 16, thanks the more forgiving qualifying criteria that prevailed at the time.
It wasn't to be and Fergie lambasted his undignified opponents in the press conference afterwards.
Ferguson only lead the Scots to the World Cup, because of the tragic events that marred Scotland's qualification in Cardiff, where a 1-1 draw was enough to squeeze them through.
The great Jock Stein, who led Celtic to the European Cup and the nine in a row in Scotland between 1966 and 1974, suffered a heart-attack on the touchline and died that night.
Here, Fergie, still looking like he's enjoying the life of a former football manager, pays tribute to one of his managerial heroes.
During the course of the interview, he reveals that Stein was offered the Manchester United job during the height of his Celtic success.
