Team news: "I don't have any injury problems. I'll make a few changes – maybe a few younger players will play. Anders will be in goal. I don't have Rafael and I need to make a decision about right-back. I want to play Jones and Evans at centre-back – they could be the future. Rio and Vidic will have to have a place on the bench!"
On his final game: "1,500 games – it’s incredible. West Brom have done fantastically. Every team wants to win their last home game and obviously I want to win this one even more than last week's."
On the media: "Dealing with the modern day media is difficult. Sometimes I don't accept what you write but I've always thought you’ve had a difficult job with the pressure you're under. I’ve never held a grudge against anyone – it’s not my style. Thanks for the kind words and thanks for the fantastic time I've had here – even with the press!"
On the last week’s events: "I have been overwhelmed. Sunday was unbelievable and the parade on Monday... I thought '99 could not be beaten but this time seeing all the people on the scaffolding was incredible. I think it was better than '99. I had 10 hours' sleep that night for the first time in my life!"
On retirement: "I haven’t thought about what life will be like. I’m driven to take on other challenges right away. I've got the LMA meeting on Monday and I’m going to Newmarket on Tuesday and Wednesday. I go on holiday on 4 June for a month. I’ll have my operation, then the season starts. I'll be alright."
Summarising his time at United: "The memories are all there in my 26 years at United – the whole thing. The day I came here was a privilege and the day I leave, I feel honoured. Just being here is the thing to be proud of."
A few bits in more detail:
"It's been an amazing last week," conceded Sir Alex during his final pre-match press conference. "I have been overwhelmed. Sunday was unbelievable and, as for the parade on Monday, I thought '99 could not be beaten. But, this time, seeing all the people on the scaffolding was incredible. I think it was better than '99.
"The memories are all there in 26 years at United. The whole thing. The day I came here was a privilege. The day I leave, I feel honoured."
Sir Alex will embark on a new life away from managing the most famous club in the world but is already seeing his diary fill up.
"I haven't thought about what life will be like," he admitted. "I'm driven to take on other challenges right away. I've got the LMA meeting on Monday and then I'm going to Newmarket for two days on Tuesday and Wednesday. I'll go on holiday on 4 June and the Derby's before that on 1 June. I'll have my holidays for a month and then the operation and then the season will start. I'll be alright."
“1500 games – it’s incredible,” the boss told reporters during his final press conference at Carrington on Friday. “West Brom have done fantastically, every team wants to win their last home game and obviously I want to win this one more than last week's even.
“I don't have any injury problems. I'll make a few changes - maybe a few younger players will play.
“Anders (Lindegaard) will be in goal. I don't have Rafael so I need to make a decision about right-back. I want to play Jones and Evans at centre-back - they could be the future. Rio (Ferdinand) and (Nemanja) Vidic will have to have a place on the bench! I'm looking forward to it. It’s going to be great.”
