Ferguson played alongside Mackay's father, also named Malky, for Glasgow club Queen's Park in the 1950s.He's been easily accessible and I've been able to pick up the phone and ask a question now and again.The ambition of the football club is absolutely to be promoted, said Mackay of the prospect of leading Cardiff out at Old Trafford. A bond between the two has remained ever since, and the Manchester United manager invited his former team-mate to Old Trafford for a Premier League match against Mackay's Watford side.He added: "I don't think I'm that different from a lot of young Scottish managers that he has got a lot of time for. And that's one of the great things about him - he does have a lot of time for people; time for football people and in general for young Scottish managers who have been able to talk to him.Ferguson then used the family connection to borrow Watford's training ground before a Champions League tie, and brought the Manchester United squad to Cardiff in April last season to prepare for the crucial derby against eventual champions City.Mackay will take his Cardiff side to his former club and promotion rivals Watford on Saturday with a seven-point advantage at the top of the Championship. While United fell agonisingly short of a 13th Premier League title under Ferguson last season, Mackay said no other manager could rival his compatriot's expertise in a title race.
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