Manchester United parade Premier League trophy

Sir Alex Ferguson has challenged Manchester United’s Premier League title winners to make it a hat-trick in the next two seasons. Ferguson retires after Sunday’s trip to West Brom but he was very much in charge for yesterday’s trophy parade from Old Trafford into the centre of Manchester. The 71-year-old spoke to the thousands who gathered to watch the bus leave, setting his players a challenge they last achieved between 2007 and 2009. “We have a young squad, with a lot of good young players, who are going to get better,” he said. “The big test is to win it three times in a row. I hope the boys can do it.”