Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson concedes he will have to cut down on the amount of travelling he does in the future.
Man Utd manager reflects on recent health scare
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson concedes he will have to cut down on the amount of travelling he does in the future.
Ferguson was taken to hospital a couple of months ago after suffering a nose bleed during a function in his home city of Glasgow.
The 70-year-old, who has had a pacemaker fitted, confirmed the issue was not a problem with his heart, but acknowledged he had been doing too much travelling.
"I took too many flights that week," said Ferguson from South Africa, where United are currently on a pre-season tour.
Silly
"It was a bit silly to be flying as much as I did. Belfast, Berlin, Newcastle, Manchester, Belfast, Manchester, up to Glasgow. It was seven flights in five days.
"If you do a straight 12-hour flight to South Africa and back there wouldn't have been the same problem. But I was going up and down all the time.
"It's not as if it was anything to do with my heart but when the club doctor explained what he thought it seemed reasonable.
"We are all vulnerable to age aren't we? It doesn't come without penalties.
"Maybe that was a way of telling me to slow down a bit in terms of travelling."
Ferguson laughed when it was suggested someone who is regarded as indestructible due to his phenomenal workload had shown a normal human trait.
He added: "Not many people will agree with you there."
