“I really think they’re true friendships. When a manager comes to my house for dinner, they don’t think twice of saying, ‘I want the lasagna Bolognese and the vealMilanese!’ I’m like: ‘Both?!? It’s 1 in the afternoon! We’ve gotta go shop and cook!’ Look, it’s much easier to order in or have a bit to eat in the City, butnow they come to my house and they’re in my home, and it’s genuinely done with just friendship. It’s not like since Sir Alex retired that I don’t want to see him anymore.It’s genuine. If I get fired today, I’m still friends with these guys.”

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