Gill on Fergie bust-ups: I give as good as I get!

Chief David Gill says he gives as good as he gets when in a row with Sir Alex Ferguson.

Gill, 54, insists he has always fought his corner against the fiery Scotsman, and praised Ferguson for never sulking or bearing a grudge on the occasions that they have fallen out.

"I wouldn’t say I’m exempt from the hairdryer but I would say I can give as good as I get," said Gill.

"The important thing I notice from Alex is there’s been probably half a dozen of these hairdryer-type moments give and take over the last eight years as chief executive.

"The important thing is he never sulks, he never carries it on and we move on. That’s a great thing about Alex; he can have an opinion and blow his top but it’s forgotten like that and I think that’s the true measure of the man.

"He’s very supportive, very loyal and, at the same time, he’s very black and white with firm opinions. Most successful people do have firm opinions and stick to them."