At a recent Man Utd - Man City derby, Sir Alex Ferguson goes into the Man Utd changing room to find all his teammates looking a bit glum. "What's up?" he asks.
"Well, we're having trouble getting motivated for this game. We know it's important but it's only City and we can't be bothered, we always beat them."
Fergie looks at them and says, "Well, I reckon I can beat these by myself, you lads go down the pub."
So Fergie goes out to play for the Reds by himself and the rest of the United team go off for a few beers. After a few pints they wonder how the game is going, so they get the landlord to put the television on. A big cheer goes up as the screen reads "Manchester United 1 - Manchester City 0 (Ferguson 10 minutes)." He is beating City all by himself!
Anyway, a few more pints later and the game is forgotten until someone remembers "It must be full time now, let's see how he got on." They put the teletext on. "Result from Old Trafford: Manchester United 1 (Ferguson 10 minutes) - Manchester City 1 (Ireland 89 minutes)."
They can't believe it; he has single-handedly gotten a draw!! They rush back to Old Trafford to congratulate him. They find him in the dressing room, still in his gear, sat with his head in his hands. He refuses to look at them. He says, "I've let you down, I've let you down."
"Don't be daft, you got a draw, all by yourself. And they only scored at the very very end!" Giggs says.
To which Fergie replies: "No, No, I have, I've let you down? I got sent off after 12 minutes"
