How Sir Alex provided us with a lift this week

Not only was it wonderful to see our former manager looking so well but his ability to engage and inspire was certainly the talking point of our department afterwards, and no doubt throughout the club.

The theme was resilience, a term that he could be the dictionary definition of, and the words of advice and encouragement may have seemed quite simple when broken down but they resonated and certainly struck a chord with me.

It is easy to see why players would run through brick walls for Sir Alex. He has this innate ability to engender team spirit and make everybody feel part of the same cause and his lengthy chat with Stewart Gardner was a source of great motivation.

I am fortunate in so much…