69-year-old Alex Ferguson looks like an old-school football manager. However, the Scotsman is much more than his gruff, often intimidating public persona. He has a very clear idea of the modern game, the modern player and what the modern player needed to do. We’ll see it in today’s match Manchester United vs Sunderland at Old Trafford. Also on Saturday, Blackburn vs Chelsea at Ewood Park and Liverpool vs Swansea City at Anfield. Liverpool are embroiled in a furious row with the Football League after being ordered to play their Carling Cup quarter-final against Chelsea just 48 hours after a key Premier League match.