United's title win was sealed with a 2–0 win over Wigan Athletic, managed by former United captain Steve Bruce. Under Ferguson, the team made a better go in the Champions League and reached the semi-final stage for the first time in 28 years. Ferguson congratulated his opponent Arsène Wenger, who in his first full season at the club, later completed the double: "I think it's good for my young players to lose on this occasion.

He was willing to "pay for the progress" made in the Champions League; the team finished second in their Champions League "group of death", behind Bayern Munich and ahead of Barcelona. On 25 August 2011, Ferguson met with BBC director general Mark Thompson and BBC North director Peter Salmon, after which Ferguson agreed to end his seven-year boycott.The only constant element has been the quality of the manager's league-winning squad and United's run of success, which included winning the Champions League for a second time in 2008. Ferguson hoped his team "could at least take it to a penalty shoot-out", but instead the match was settled in extra time: Giggs ran the length of the pitch and evaded several Arsenal players to score the winning goal. Read more about the condition New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages.

Days after the FA Cup final, United travelled to Barcelona, the setting for the UEFA Champions League final. Ferguson then enjoyed a highly successful period as manager of Aberdeen, winning three Scottish league championships, four Scottish Cups and both the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and the UEFA Super Cup in 1983. A crowd of over 500,000 people turned out on the streets of Manchester to greet the players, who paraded through the city in an open-top bus. A win against Middlesbrough on the final day sealed the title for United and the team beat Liverpool by a goal to nil to win the 1996 FA Cup Final; this was their second double in three years.

Ferguson was so impressed with Queiroz after their first meeting, he offered him the job "right away". Originally started as an amateur venture, Seagull Books has quickly grown into a knowledgable and reputable on-line book vendor.