He also put Eric
Cantona, Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes among the elite, as he reflected on his
career in his new book 'Leading'.
Ferguson said: 'If
you read the papers or listen to the television commentators, we seem to be
awash with 'world-class' footballers.
There was no place
in the very top bracket for England stars like Wayne Rooney, David Beckham or
Rio Ferdinand.
Ferguson spoke at
the Royal Festival Hall on Monday night on the first of four theatre dates to
accompany the release of his book, co-written with successful businessman Sir
Michael Moritz, and he paid tribute to another tier of his United players.
'There were big influences like Bryan Robson, Roy Keane and Steve Bruce,' said Ferguson. 'They were not the type of have egos.
They weren't the best footballers but they had wonderful desire and made sure they were the best players.'
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