Gary Neville was appointed Manchester United captain by Sir Alex Ferguson in 2005, but the former right-back admitted he no longer felt worthy of the armband.

Sir Alex Ferguson will no longer serve as an ambassador for Manchester United after the role was scrapped by INEOS, the club's minority investors, as part of a widespread cost-cutting campaign.

Manchester United new part-owners INEOS has continued its cost-cutting programme by ending a multi-million pound annual commitment to Sir Alex Ferguson, the most successful manager in the club’s history.

Gary Neville has been representing Man Utd in an ambassador's role after Ineos decided to remove Sir Alex Ferguson from his post at Old Trafford.

Sir Alex Ferguson is set to step back from his ambassadorial role at Manchester United at the end of the season, a source told ESPN. The decision has been taken as part of a cost-cutting drive at the club put in place following Sir Jim Ratcliffe's purchase of a minority stake in February.

Sir Alex Ferguson was a notable absentee at Old Trafford as Manchester United hosted Brentford in the Premier League. The legendary former manager’s non appearance comes after INEOS dropped him

Gary Neville has started a new role as an ambassador at Manchester United, just days after Sir Alex Ferguson was removed from his own role at Old Trafford. The Scot, who won 13 Premier League titles during his time as manager,

Sir Alex Ferguson did not travel to Old Trafford to attend Manchester United's win over Brentford after being dismissed as club ambassador by INEOS.

He was pictured in the crowd at Celtic Park in Glasgow to watch as Aberdeen came from two goals down to maintain their unbeaten start to the season with a thrilling 2-2 draw at champions Celtic. Ferguson won 10 major trophies as Aberdeen manager before leaving to join United in 1986.