Sir Alex Ferguson enforced strict Cheltenham rule on Man Utd players and there were no exceptions

The former United boss took no prisoners.

Former Manchester United man Gary Pallister has revealed that Sir Alex Ferguson had very strict rules when it came to Cheltenham with players even getting dropped for attending the festival.almost always competing for silverware during Ferguson's 26-year stint at Old Trafford, having players living it up at the racecourse in the week is hardly ideal preparation.The former United manager is now a huge fan of horse racing and even has three of his own horses competing in this year's event.

“My favourite memories of Fergie and horse racing is that if he found out you’ve been to Cheltenham Festival, he'd drop you," Pallister told“He wasn’t into Cheltenham racing then. He didn’t play golf and he didn’t like horse racing. Now he loves his golf and his horse racing and owns horses. “He was the man because he knew a few of the jockeys and as I say he was England and United captain so he was going to get invited everywhere.

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