Sir Alex Ferguson enjoys company of Liverpool legend on 'great day'
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Liverpool FC NewsSir Alex FergusonSir Alex Ferguson, who won several Premier League titles at Manchester United, put aside his long-standing rivalry with Liverpool to enjoy a day out with a bona fide Reds iconSir Alex Ferguson was all smiles at the Grand National(Image: ITV)Sir Alex Ferguson was sat alongside Kenny Dalglish as the soccer icons enjoyed the Grand National at Aintree.The former Manchester United boss is a regular attendee of horse racing events and employs quite the sizeable stable in the sport. A regular attendee of the Grand National festival, the 84-year-old made his way down to the famous racecourse and surprised fans by who he was rubbing shoulders with.A photo of Ferguson and his fellow Scotsman Dalglish laughing was posted on X by the Liverpool icon himself, who captioned the stunning snap: "Another great day at Aintree.
Couldnae (could not) pick a winner between us!"READ MORE: Glen Johnson urges Liverpool to make Arne Slot firing decision after hard seasonREAD MORE: Andy Robertson's vow to Arne Slot after announcing Liverpool exitDalglish, 75, has come up against Ferguson's United countless times, first during the last four years of his playing career before taking the manager job at Anfield himself.His match-ups against the 13-time Premier League winner continued while manager of Blackburn Rovers as he beat out Ferguson for the title in 1995.After a 13-year absence from the English top-flight, Dalglish returned to Anfield in 2011 to replace Roy Hodgson as head coach and defeated the Red Devils once in three games before departing Merseyside at the end of the 2011/12 campaign.Sir Alex Ferguson was also spotted alongside Ian Rush(Image: ITV)Ferguson's trip to Aintree also saw him spend time with another Liverpool icon in the form of Ian Rush, the club's record goal-scorer.The Welshman was interviewed by ITV alongside Ferguson on ITV, as Rush revealed: "When I was coming back from Juventus, he tried to sign me."By the way, he is a legend of managers. Scottish managers are the best."Ferguson then added: "I hated him.
He was a top man."The former football manager has had several horses race at Aintree this week, with Protektorat finishing second in the Racing Welfare Bowl Chase on Thursday.Ferguson's Maestro Conti and Golden Son also ran but ended up finishing outside the places in their races, but it was on Saturday that the Scotsman was able to celebrate a huge victory.Wade Out, who is co-owned by Ferguson, captured victory in the William Hill Handicap Hurdle despite being an 18/1 outsider.Taking the win under Gavin Sheehan, Wade Out banked a £42,000 ($56,000) prize pot for Ferguson, with his former star Wayne Rooney in attendance to watch the seven-year-old gelding beat out Eagle Fang.Choose Liverpool.com as a 'Preferred Source' on Google News for quick access to the news you value.Liverpool FCKenny DalglishSir Alex FergusonManchester United FCIan Rush