He's also got a work ethic about him and he's a serious football man. I think these are the qualities he's going to need.I was sitting with my family and you forget you're actually going to retire and talk about next year. You're afraid you're going to blurt out something else but I didn't tell my sons until the end of March," he said.Ferguson, who will stay on at Old Trafford as a director and ambassador, paid tribute to his fellow Scot's achievements with Everton.I only told my brother [Martin] the night before it was announced and he wasn't too pleased.He's got a perseverance about him - look at what he's done at Everton," said Ferguson.Ferguson, who will take charge of his final game against West Brom on Sunday, admitted that it had been an emotional week after 26 years with the club.Eleven years without any tremendous financial backing, but he's persevered with it and created some decent teams in the last few years. They are the qualities he's going to need at our club.I think, funnily enough, the last few days have been hard and Monday night, after the parade, I slept for 10 hours. I was absolutely gone - knackered.The one thing you have to do is definitely sacrifice and persevere - it's not always a golden path of riches.At the club's awards night, Ferguson, 71, said: "What I know of David is he's hard working and has integrity.He also revealed that it had been difficult to keep his decision to retire a secret.
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