Legendary Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson paid a touching tribute to beloved former club receptionist Kath Phipps at a funeral service on Monday.Phipps worked for United for over 55 years,

Kath Phipps, who passed away aged 85 last month, was remembered at a ceremony at Manchester Cathedral on Monday afternoon following her remarkable 56 years of service for the club. Sir Alex Ferguson told journalists afterwards: “I did 26 and I thought that was unbelievable.”

David Beckham, Sir Alex Ferguson, Ruben Amorim and Bruno Fernandes were among those to pay their respects to Manchester United's "one-woman institution" Kath Phipps

The good and the great were at Manchester cathedral for the funeral of Kath Phipps, possibly the longest-serving staff member in the history of Man United.

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The great and the good of Man Utd have paid their final respects to Kath Phipps today as her funeral takes place at Manchester Cathedral.

Sir Alex Ferguson has congratulated Wrexham manager Phil Parkinson on reaching 1,000 games as a manager. The Manchester United legend was there in person at the Racecourse Ground on Saturday as the Red Dragons boss hit the major milestone.

It did feel a little bit like the old Manchester United coming out to pay its respects to Kath Phipps at Manchester Cathedral. Sir Alex Ferguson spoke about first encountering her at the Cliff training ground in 1986.