Michael Owen on his call with Sir Alex Ferguson before Man United legend's medical emergency

Michael Owen recently said he spoke with Ferguson just hours before his medical emergency -Credit:John Peters/Manchester United via Getty Images

Just days after the incident, Owen opened up about his exchange with his former manager, telling talkSPORT: "I spoke to him, I was on the phone to him for forty minutes that morning.

"We're talking about football. We're talking about horses. As I say, he's got horses here [at his Manor House Stables].

"Most Saturday mornings, he gives me a call, and we go through all the horses for the day, and we share what we know and things like that. We might have actually, we might have his horse running on Friday at Chester.

"So yeah, I speak to him regularly, and he sounded absolutely brilliant, sharp as a tack as normal. We were talking a lot about Scottish football and what was happening up there.

"So it was such a shock to hear, obviously, that the next day he was taken unwell, but hopefully it's not too serious."

Following United's victory over Liverpool, interim manager Michael Carrick extended his well wishes to Ferguson. Carrick, who spent several years playing under the legendary Scot, expressed hope that the win against Arne Slot's side would provide a welcome lift to his former boss.

The United caretaker said: "I haven't got any updates so I don't know the latest. I did hear about it before the game so I was aware about that.

"All I can say is I was very affected by the news. I hope he is all right. We hope him to be in good shape and we wish him all the best and hopefully the result gives him a good boost."