Darren Fletcher’s first call was to Sir Alex Ferguson ‘for his blessing’

James Ducker Wed, 7 January 2026 at 6:06 am UTC·7 min read When Darren Fletcher was asked to take temporary charge of Manchester United on Monday morning, there was only one person he thought about calling first. Not his wife Hayley, not his immediate family, not his 18-year-old twin boys Jack and Tyler, who face an anxious wait to discover if “dad” will include them in the squad for Wednesday’s game at Burnley.Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement No sooner had United’s director of football Jason Wilcox asked him to lead the team at Turf Moor and fill the immediate void left by Ruben Amorim’s exit, Fletcher was on the blower to Sir Alex Ferguson. “I don’t like to make any major...