Dundee United legend Ralph Milne has been recalling his time with Manchester United.

Milne is on a book tour to promote 'What's it all about, Ralphie' and told The Herald about his shock transfer to United.

He moved to Old Trafford in 1988, with Sir Alex Ferguson acting on a hunch. It was a decision that was to test the great manager's trust in his instincts. He might have signed John Barnes instead, and later sacked the chief scout who advised him against it. In three seasons, Milne played little more than 30 games, and found himself in the midst of the drinking culture that Ferguson set about eradicating .

"I walked into the dressing room and wee Gordon [Strachan] looked up and said, 'what the f*** are you doing here?." Milne says. "My peg was between big Norman [Whiteside] and big Paul [McGrath].

"At the time, the injured players used to go to the Sharp suite and drink champagne while watching the match. Ferguson stopped that straight away. He definitely thought there was too much boozing."