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SIR ALEX FERGUSON has dominated English football for over 26 years. Now, having decided to call it a day, 20/13 pays tribute to the man's remarkable achievements by recounting each of Manchester United's 20 title triumphs from the Edwardian era to the present day and the 13 titles won by Sir Alex during his United reign.

The signing of Robin Van Persie provided the last great coup of the Ferguson era, the Dutchman shunning Manchester City in favour of Old Trafford following a summer long transfer chase. Sure enough, Van Persie went
on to earn a second successive Premier League Golden Boot and with the league title he craved.

Yet ‘20’ is about more than just United's most recent triumph. Award-winning journalist Harry Harris looks back at every title winning season and analyses each one from the viewpoint of a player who distinguished himself in that title year. It is a tribute to Sir Alex Ferguson that the future of English football suddenly seems unpredictable without the last great football manager and the power and influence he wielded within the game.

Contributions from: Arthur Albiston, Viv Anderson, Peter Beardsley, Alan Brazil, Steve Bruce, Martin Buchan, Sir Bobby Charlton, Garth Crooks, Steve Coppell, David May, Michael Owen, Gary Pallister, Paul Parker, Bryan Robson, David Sadler, Paul Scholes, Lee Sharpe, Gordon Strachan, Alex Stepney, Gordon Taylor, Dave Whelan, Ray Wilkins & Dwight Yorke.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

HARRY HARRIS has won almost as many awards as Sir Alex Ferguson has won trophies. He has actually written more books than Sir Alex has won silverware! Harry is a Double winner of the prestigious British Sports Journalist of the Year award and the only specialist football writer to win the coveted British Variety Club of Great Britain Silver Heart for ‘Contribution to Sports Journalism’. He is also a double winner of the Sports Story of the Year award, Harry is also the only journalist ever to win the Sports Story of the Year accolade twice, he has also been runner-up several times.

Harry is arguably the most prolific writer of best selling football books of his generation. Among his titles are the highly acclaimed best seller Pele - His Life and Times, plus all The Way Jose, Chelsea Century, and a number of Manchester United books. Harry was also the last journalist to interview George Best for his final book, ‘Hard Tackles & Dirty Baths’. He has also penned The Ferguson Way and Wayne Rooney -The Story of Football's Wonder Kid. Harry has also written a series of autobiographies for Ruud Gullit, Paul Merson, Glenn Hoddle, Gary Mabbutt, Steve McMahon, Terry Neill, and of course, Bill Nicholson.



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