Overview
- Smith says Alex Ferguson phoned in early 1987 while he was at his parents’ home watching Coronation Street.
- He told Ferguson he had decided to join Arsenal, signed in March 1987, then returned to Leicester on loan for the rest of the season.
- Smith’s Arsenal career included the 1989 title-clinching night at Anfield, the 1991 league crown, the 1993 cup double and the 1994 Cup Winners’ Cup, before retiring in 1995 to become a Sky Sports pundit.
- Ferguson recounts a drunken fight in the early 1960s that led to a night in jail, a £3 fine and a two-year estrangement from his father.
- He credits a hat-trick against Rangers with repairing the family rift and sparking the path that culminated in a record 13 league titles at Manchester United.