Sir Alex Ferguson names the best captain he had during his 26 years as Manchester United manager

Former Manchester United bossSir Alex Ferguson has named Bryan Robson as the best captain he had during his Manchester United reign.

The Scot had the likes of Steve Bruce, Eric Cantona, Roy Keane, Gary Neville and Nemanja Vidic wearing the captain’s armband under his 26 years in charge at Old Trafford.

But Fergie has singled out Robson, who captained the club for a record 12 years between 1982 and 1994, as his best and standout captain.

“Well, he was easily the best captain I had. I think over the period he was at United, he was the best player,” Ferguson told United’s website.

“The players loved him. ‘They responded to him and he was the longest-serving captain in my time anyway.

“It’s difficult for a captain because sometimes he has to tell the truth to players, you know? The encouragement he’s got to give them sometimes can be quite volatile and he was like that, but the players did love him.

“They appreciated the time he took on them and another thing, he’s the only captain I knew who could make a decision on the pitch. He didn’t need to look over to me.

“He would do that and that’s unusual. In fact it’s very unusual because he had the balls to do that.”