FROM rival managers to match officials and members of the press, there are plenty that have endured the wrath of Sir Alex Ferguson during his 26-year stint at Manchester United, but probably none more so than his own players.

His time at Old Trafford will undoubtedly be defined by the number of trophies he has delivered, which include 13 Premier League titles and two European Cups, but Ferguson's managerial career at Manchester United will also be remembered for his bust-ups and mind games.

There have been incidents involving flying boots in the dressing room (ask David Beckham about that one) and slices of pizza being thrown in the tunnel, while fiery Scotsman embarked on a seven-year boycott of the BBC after allegations involving his son.

Clearly a man few dared to cross, but in 1988, former Hartlepool United manager and Sunderland goalkeeper Chris Turner found himself on the wrong end of a foul-mouthed Fergie rant, which became better known as the 'hairdryer treatment'.

Turner was part of Ferguson's first ever starting line-up as Man United manager in 1986, but after a 6-0 pre-season drubbing to Pools two years later, the Sheffield-born keeper dared to question his manager's post-match assessment.

"You," Ferguson said, "Who the hell do you think you are, telling me how to run this football club? When you've been a manager you can tell me what I can and can't say.

"I'll say what I want to my players. This lot weren't good enough, they were all awful and they're not fit to wear the shirt. And then he was off, absolutely laying into him for what seemed like five or ten minutes."

"Everybody that has been involved with him felt his wrath at some point or other," Turner said.

"Gordon Strachan once said to me that if he never speaks to you that means he doesn't rate you. He came from Aberdeen with a winning menality. It took time to get that across at Man U but he got there in the end.

"From a personal point of view I got on really well with him and have spoke to him several times over the years since I left. He's like that with all his ex players."

Turner might have got on the wrong side of Ferguson then, but the former Pools boss' biggest memory of playing under the Scotsman was his desire to win.

He said: "His infectious desire to win games spread throughout the club and that was evident from his very first game.

"Nobody stood in his way whether it was officials, players or the press. He let rip and let people know what he was there to do and that was to get Manchester United above Liverpool and eventually he got there.

"He will be a difficult act to follow but the person filling his shoes has got a better club now than the day Sir Alex walked into Manchester United in 1986."