The last twenty four hours have been a rolling tribute to the Lord of the Old Trafford Manor, with players, managers and Prime Ministers gushing with praise for the man they spent most of their careers criticising. It appears though that Nando's have won the PR wars with their tribute to Sir Alex Ferguson - they stayed open for an extra five minutes of 'Fergie time' last night.
23:00 hours: We’re now into #NandosFergieTime in our Manchester restaurants.
— Nando's (@NandosUK) May 8, 2013
23:05 hours: We've blown the final whistle on #NandosFergieTime in our Manchester restaurants.
— Nando's (@NandosUK) May 8, 2013
Reports that Rafa Benitez thought it was actually for six minutes remain unconfirmed.