The most successful managers who played under Sir Alex Ferguson

Viv Anderson

Barnsley and Middlesbrough.

Laurent Blanc

Bordeaux, France and PSG.

Steve Bruce

Up to eight English clubs including current job at Aston Villa.

Ryan Giggs

Interim manager at Manchester United.

Gabriel Heinze

Godoy Cruz and Argentinos Juniors.

Mark Hughes

Wales, Blackburn, Man City, Fulham, QPR and Stoke.

Paul Ince

Macclesfield, MK Dons, Blackburn, Notts County and Blackpool.

Roy Keane

Sunderland, Ipswich, and assistant at Aston Villa and currently Rep of Ireland.

Henrik Larsson

Four managerial stints in Sweden.

Gary Neville

Assistant to England manager Roy Hodson and Valencia.

Mike Phelan

Norwich and Hull City.

Bryan Robson

Middlesbrough, Bradford, West Brom and Sheffield United.

Teddy Sheringham

Stevenage and currently Atletico de Kolkata.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

United reserves, Cardiff and currently Molde.

Jaap Stam

PEC Zwolle, Ajax and currently Reading.

Gordon Strachan

Coventry, Southampton, Celtic and Middlesbrough. He quit Scotland on Thursday.