Ferguson Celebrates 1,000th Game ＠新聞來源︰ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_utd/4033297.stm Sir Alex Ferguson celebrates his 1,000th game in charge of Manchester United when his team play Lyon in the Champions League on Tuesday. "It's the perfect game for it, the European tie," said Ferguson. "Some of my greatest moments have been in European matches and hopefully we'll have another one against Lyon." During Ferguson's 18-year reign as United manager he has guided them to Champions League glory in 1999 and a Cup Winners Cup title in 1991. Ferguson also said he had changed since joining United in November 1986. "Physically I have changed - I am a bit older. And emotionally, I've changed a little bit too. "I have also mellowed a lot." Speaking at a news conference ahead of the match, he then turned to Paul Scholes and joked: "So I'm not the same man I was 18 years ago, correct?" The Scot left Aberdeen in 1986 - having broken the stranglehold of the Old Firm - to move south and take charge of Manchester United. His first match was a 2-0 defeat to Oxford United in the old First Division on 8 November 1986. And it is widely believed he was close to being sacked before a Mark Robins goal won an FA Cup tie at Nottingham Forest in 1990. His team eventually went on to win the trophy that year - and since then have collected eight Premiership titles, four more FA Cups and one League Cup, as well as those two European crowns. In total, he has won 563, drawn 188 and lost 248 of his 999 games in charge at Old Trafford. "Sir Alex can feel very proud, not just of the time he has spent here, but with what he has achieved in it," said Carlos Queiroz, Ferguson's right-hand man. "For one man to spend 18 years at a single club is very unusual. Sometimes in Portugal, where coaches can lose their jobs before the season even starts, 18 days can be considered a good achievement. "I have moved around the world quite a lot during my own career but no matter where I go, Sir Alex is held in great esteem and is a role model for us all. "He has created a template other managers try to follow and everyone can take positive lessons from the work he has done down the years. "Sir Alex is the leader of this club. Everything that happens at Manchester United comes from him. "He is the one who sets the mission for us. He presents the challenge. Everyone knows their responsibility and that is due to him. "He creates a sense of passion and makes sure each of us knows that millions of people relate to the work we do. "We care about everything we do because it has such a huge impact on so many people's lives. "Dealing with the knowledge that the happiness of those people is derived from the success of our work is not easy. "But it is something that Sir Alex has handled every day of his life for the last 18 years. That is why the achievements and milestones he has reached are so completely remarkable." --

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