Police have released the audio of a drunk Manchester United fan who dialled 999 after Wednesday's League Cup defeat demanding to speak to Sir Alex Ferguson.
Greater Manchester Police said they received the slurred phone call shortly after David Moyes' side crashed out of the League Cup after losing a penalty shoot-out to Sunderland on Wednesday night.
When asked by the operator what the emergency was the supporter from Crumpsall, north Manchester demanded to speak to Sir Alex, who retired last summer after an unprecedented period of success for the club.
Greater Manchester Police released a statement on their GMP Manchester North Facebook page on Thursday morning which read: “ Last night, at approximately 10.30pm a man from the Crumpsall area of north Manchester rang 999 in a drunken state demanding to speak to Sir Alex Ferguson about last night’s result.
“Obviously, it can be a sad and depressing moment when you’re football team loses a game, however can we all please remember that 999 is to be used for emergencies only.
“For any other police related enquiries that are not an emergency, you can ring 101.
"If you would like to speak to Sir Alex about recent football results we here at GMP Manchester North can only suggest you try ringing Manchester United FC directly as you will probably (not definitely) have a much better chance of getting through to him there rather than ringing the police."
Listen to the bizarre phone call here
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