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Manchester United legend Gary Neville has revealed that losing a Premier League title on goal difference is Sir Alex Ferguson's "worst nightmare".
Ferguson faces just such a scenario as United and bitter rivals Manchester City battle it out over the last two games to clinch English football’s top prize.
Should the pair both win those matches City will be crowned champions on goal difference, an outcome Ferguson has always sought to avoid over the seasons according to his former captain.
Neville told Sky Sports: "I know - I've been in that changing room for 20 years - it's his worst nightmare.
"Losing a championship on goal difference is what he always talks about, every single season.
"In January, in February, in March, whatever month it is going for a championship, he will say if you're 1-0, 2-0 up, 'score three, score four'.
"You never know whether it's going to get to goal difference.
"And you look at games like Fulham at home 1-0, QPR at home 2-0, and it's these sort of things you look back at during a season and think, 'we could we have done more'.”
