Sir Alex Ferguson reveals prevention techniques legendary Man Utd boss, 82, is using to avoid getting dementia

SIR ALEX FERGUSON has revealed that helium does quizzes to support his caput crisp aft opening up astir his fearfulness of getting dementia.

The erstwhile Manchester United boss, 82, besides lifted the lid connected however helium misses beingness successful the Old Trafford dugout successful a uncommon extended interview.

England heroes Nobby Stiles, Sir Bobby Charlton and his member Jack Charlton were each diagnosed earlier their deaths.

In an interrogation astir his enactment with a dementia charity, Fergie was asked if the illness frightens him.

He told BBC Breakfast: "I'm 82, evidently I interest astir it. Generally my representation is rather good, commune the lord and interaction wood it volition enactment that way.

"But I interest astir it, 100 per cent. I would beryllium lying if I said thing different.

"I work a lot, I bash quizzes a batch and I deliberation that helps.

"You person those YouTube quizzes, 100 questions, and I deliberation if I don't get to 70 per cent I'm struggling."

Several different footballers look an ongoing conflict with dementia including ex-Middlesbrough striker Alan Peacock, 86.

Sir Alex suffered a brain haemorrhage backmost successful 2018, aft which helium underwent a palmy exigency country astatine Salford Royal Hospital.

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His precocious woman Lady Cathy, who helium described arsenic his 'bedrock,' died aged 84 past October pursuing a superior illness.

United leader Denis Law suffers from Alzheimers astatine the property of 84, having admitted a fewer years backmost that the information had caused him anger, frustration, disorder and distress.

Fergie retired from absorption successful 2013 pursuing a 27-year spell with United.

The fierce Scotsman until this time inactive besides regularly attends United games some location and away.

On missing the glory days, Fergie added: "I person been retired 11 years present truthful you find a mode of adjusting. Yeah, I miss it sometimes.

"I deliberation the archetypal twelvemonth aft retirement, I went to the European last and I said to Cathy 'this is what I miss' - large games, the European games.

"So past I went to astir of the European finals due to the fact that I find thing I tin subordinate to, thing I would liked to person done each day.

"Because these are the large events that United should ever beryllium progressive in."

He took United into 4 Champions League finals aft claiming the European Cup Winners Cup with Aberdeen successful 1983 - a feat that archetypal drew him to Old Trafford chiefs.

The legendary brag won 13 Prem titles, 5 FA Cups and 2 Champions Leagues during his Red Devils reign.