Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has revealed his scruffy old red woolly hat is actually Ryan Giggs'!

The 'bunnet', the Scots word for bonnet, has proved to be his lucky charm ever since he nicked it off Giggs way back in November 1996.

Ferguson can be seen sporting it in training the day before any big encounters, including on the eve of both his Champions League triumphs in Barcelona and Moscow.

He said: "The only time Ryan has ever let himself down is letting me steal his Welsh bunnet.

"He is never going to get it back, because it is lucky for me. I have always worn it.

"I pinched it off him when we were in Turkey before a game against Fenerbahce. At the time, I just thought it would look better on me than him!"