Sir Alex Ferguson has written an open letter of thanks to Aberdeen for honouring him with a statue and making him guest of honour against Dundee United.
Tributes were paid to the Dons greatest ever manager, who led them to European and domestic glory, last weekend.He has responded by penning a emotional thank you to everyone at Aberdeen from the supporters, players and staff to his ex-players and colleagues.
He wrote: "To all the supporters of Aberdeen F.C, “It would be remiss of me to not acknowledge the amazing reception you afforded me and my wife last weekend.
To be honest it was quite humbling, and I really found it difficult to take it all in.“But now, on reflection, I can say it was a fantastic occasion that brought back some wonderful memories of a golden period in all our lives.“I loved my time at Aberdeen, a fantastic club from the Chairman Dick Donald, the directors Chris Anderson and Ian Donald along with a great staff in my wonderful P.A.
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