Former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson. Photo: TwitterManchester United's legendary former manager Sir Alex Ferguson is recovering well after an emergency surgery, sources from the hospital told Manorama News. Ferguson had to undergo an emergency operation following a brain haemorrhage.
“Ferguson is recovering very well after the surgery and is under observation in the intensive care unit,” Joshi George, head surgeon at Salford Royal Hospital in the UK, who led the operation on Ferguson, told Manorama News.
Considered the most successful manager in the history of British football, Ferguson, 76, won 38 major trophies in just over 26 years in charge of United, including 13 Premier League titles and the Champions League twice, before retiring in 2013.
A brain haemorrhage is bleeding in or around the brain following the rupture of a blood vessel, which can be caused by elevated blood pressure, aneurysms or physical trauma.
Operations to relieve the pressure of excess blood in the brain, as has been the case with Ferguson, are crucial if patients are to avoid brain damage or even death.
