Foreword

My Manchester United players have established a reputation for being tough but also for playing fair, which is a discipline that I have worked hard to instil in them as I believe that it is a fundamental requirement to get through life.

Before I got to where I am today, I had to have a beginning and I believe that I had a great upbringing to prepare me for my later years. I have many recollections which I fall back on from my childhood and a lot of them helped to create the foundation of my character and personality as a leader.

Everybody played football and it was always a competitive environment, but this healthy competition created a will to win that encourages real leadership qualities to emerge. This taught me discipline and a loyalty ...

Get Liquid Leadership: Inspirational lessons from the world's great leaders now with the O’Reilly learning platform.

O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.