Sir Alex Ferguson’s son quits as Peterborough boss one week before Man City game
Darren Ferguson has quit his position as Peterborough United manager one week before the FA Cup fifth round tie against Manchester City.
The son of legendary Manchester United manager Sir Alex resigned via a phone call with club chief Darragh MacAnthony on Sunday.
It came after Peterborough suffered a 1-0 defeat in the Championship to Derby County on Saturday, which left the side without a single win over the last two months.
And with his side second from bottom in the table and five points from safety, the 50-year-old decided to call time on his third spell with the club.
Ferguson re-joined Peterborough two years ago before guiding the side to an impressive second-place finish in League One last season.
But things have been far from straightforward this season, having won just five matches out of 31 this season.
And Peterborough announced their manager’s resignation with a brief statement on Sunday night.
It read: "Peterborough United can confirm that the co-owners have accepted the resignation of manager Darren Ferguson following a phone call made by Darren to Darragh MacAnthony on Sunday."
Ferguson’s decision to walk away came after he openly criticised his side’s display against Derby.
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He said: "You look at the way the game went and the amount of shots we had on target was nowhere near enough.
“We’re lacking quality in terms of really getting a foothold in games and there was so much space when the game went to 10 vs 10.
“All we had to do was keep switching the play but we found it too difficult. We didn’t move quickly enough.
“We’re not lacking heart, desire and effort, but just pure quality.
“It’s tough for the lads, we haven’t many players in that whole squad that have played any Championship so it was always going to be tough and so it proved.”
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