Manchester United manager Eric ten Hag believes Sir Alex Ferguson "is Manchester United" and believes he will remain available to help in the team's bid to return to the top despite stepping down from his role as club ambassador.
It is said that the 82-year-old Ferguson has reached an amicable agreement to end his duties at the end of the season, but such decisions have an impact on those around the club, writes agency "Reuters".
"Of course it has an impact on us," said manager Ten Haag ahead of today's home game against Brentford in the eighth round of the Premier League.
"Sir Alex is of course Manchester United. He built the club to where it is now. It affects us, but on the other hand we know and Sir Alex knows that he wants to see Manchester United win. I'm sure he's always available for any board and we'll definitely need him in the short term, as we've done in the last two and a half years since I've been here," explained the Dutchman.
Asked if he speaks regularly with Alex Ferguson, Eric ten Haag replied: "Yes, we have good contact from time to time, I would say. Once every six months I meet him officially, but also, of course, informally around matches, we also meet."