'A truly unforgettable day'

I spent 12 years covering Manchester United for a different organisation - 11 of them when Sir Alex Ferguson was in charge.

Any particularly memorable moment for me has to involve him - and them.

The day that sticks out is his last one.

The Premier League title had been won, Ferguson's Old Trafford farewell had been completed but there was still one game to go - at West Bromwich Albion.

I have spoken to people involved for United that day and it is fair to say Ferguson's notoriously high demands were missing. His drive for victory was not quite the same.

What transpired was almost a fitting epitaph for Ferguson's career. An amazing 5-5 draw, including West Brom scoring three times in the final 10 minutes to snatch a point.

It denied Ferguson victory in his final game but the crazy manner of the match and the goals scored - it remains the highest scoring draw in Premier League history and only one Premier League game has contained more goals - was in keeping with the Scot's philosophy.

Ferguson was applauded by West Brom fans and pushed to the front of the United players to take the acclaim of the visiting fans. The mutual respect was evident and I can still picture the images. A truly unforgettable day.

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