SIR Alex Ferguson is expected to have little or no say in who will be the next manager of Manchester United.

The 72-year-old former United boss, who won 38 trophies in 26 seasons at Old Trafford, was effectively handed full authority to choose his successor after announcing his own retirement last season.
His choice, David Moyes, was fired yesterday after an early morning meeting with United chief executive at United’s Carrington training HQ.
The United hierarchy’s explanation for allowing Ferguson to effectively select his successor was that it made sense to trust the judgement of someone with so much success and who was still on the payroll as a £2-million-a-year ambassador.
United’s board clearly remain keen to maintain links with the Ferguson era, however, as they have appointed Ryan Giggs as interim manager, with Nicky Butt his assistant.
Sportsmail understands that Phil Neville remains part of the back-room set up despite Moyes’ departure.
The club officials are also intent on luring Paul Scholes back in to the Old Trafford fold after the departure of Moyes, as revealed by Sportsmail earlier today.
Scholes has hardly been seen at the club since doing some work with Under-19s manager Nicky Butt earlier this season after becoming disillusioned with what he felt were half-hearted attempts by Moyes to find him a role.
Now that Moyes has been sacked as United manager, the club will do everything they can to fit their former midfield player in to their coaching set-up as they look to retain a connection with the club’s glorious past behind the scenes.
With United set to appoint a foreign manager to replace Moyes the club are concerned that ties with the past could be cut.
Ryan Giggs is now the club interim manager and will be retained whatever happens this summer but Phil Neville could follow Moyes out of the club after serving as a coach under the Scot while brother Gary and David Beckham are pursuing other careers.
United had no plans in place to reintroduce Scholes to the coaching staff while Moyes was in charge and a source close to the club revealed to Sportsmail last month that the situation was unlikely to change. (Sportsmail.com)