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Manchester United stars paid their respects to Sir Alex Ferguson's late wife Lady Cathy Ferguson on Monday.
Lady Cathy, who married Sir Alex in 1966, passed away earlier this month aged 84 and her funeral took place in Glasgow.
Friends and family attended the funeral and David Beckham, Gary Neville, Bryan Robson, Steve Bruce, Nicky Butt, Michael Carrick, Darren Fletcher and Ji-Sung Park were among the former players to pay their respects.
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Kenny Dalglish and Brendan Rodgers were other notable attendees at the service, which was held at St Andrew’s Cathedral.
In a statement earlier this month, the Ferguson family said: "We are deeply saddened to confirm the passing yesterday of Lady Cathy Ferguson, survived by her husband, three sons, two sisters, 12 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. The family asks for privacy at this time."
Sir Alex has spoken about Lady Cathy previously, praising her influence on their children and grandchildren. He said: "Cathy is fantastic with the kids. It’s a military operation with her. If any of them misbehave, they’re in the doghouse."
It was Lady Cathy who helped talk Sir Alex out of his initial plans to retire in 2002. Writing in his autobiography, he revealed she had told him: "One, your health is good. Two, I’m not having you in the house. And three, you’re too young anyway."
Sir Alex has since revealed that his decision to eventually retire in 2013 was partly influenced by the death of Lady Cathy's sister, Bridget Robertson.
“I definitely would have carried on,” he said. “I saw [my wife] was watching television one night, and she looked up at the
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