Elderly ex-Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson, 84, hospitalized prior to Reds' victory over Liverpool

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File photo dated 12-05-1996 of Sir Alex Ferguson. Sir Alex Ferguson has undergone emergency surgery today for a brain haemorrhage, his former club Manchester United have announced. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Saturday May 5, 2018. See PA story SOCCER Ferguson. Photo credit should read Richard Sellers/PA Wire.

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Legendary former Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson was taken to hospital after falling ill before the Red Devils’ 3-2 win over rivals Liverpool on Sunday.

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Ferguson, 84, is a regular attendee at Old Trafford and was pictured on social media meeting guests at the stadium earlier in the day.

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United did not comment when contacted by AFP.

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Reports suggest the Scot, who suffered a brain haemorrhage in 2018, was taken to hospital as a precaution.

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Current United boss Michael Carrick, who played under Ferguson, is hoping the result, which secured the club’s return to the Champions League next season, will boost his spirits.

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“I was very affected by it, the news, and then we just hope he’s alright,” Carrick said in his post-match press conference.

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“I don’t know the latest, we hope for him to be in good shape. We wish him all the best and hopefully the result, when he hears about it, gives him a good boost.”

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Ferguson won 13 Premier League titles and two Champions Leagues during a glittering 27-year reign at United.

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Since his retirement in 2013, United have not won either competition and Carrick is their seventh manager in the 13 years since.

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