Sir Alex Ferguson seen for first time since axe as Man Utd ambassador as he dines with former member of staff

SIR ALEX FERGUSON has been spotted for the first time since having his £2million-a-year salary cut by Manchester United.

New Red Devils co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe is currently on a major cost-cutting spree at Old Trafford.

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Sir Alex Ferguson has been removed from his lucrative ambassadorial role at Manchester UnitedCredit: PA
Red Devils co-owner is on a major cost-cutting spree at Old Trafford and removed Fergie from the £2million-a-year role

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Red Devils co-owner is on a major cost-cutting spree at Old Trafford and removed Fergie from the £2million-a-year roleCredit: GETTY
Fergie didn't seem to be down in the dumps as he left the plush Cheshire restaurant on Tuesday night

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Fergie didn’t seem to be down in the dumps as he left the plush Cheshire restaurant on Tuesday nightCredit: EAMONN AND JAMES CLARKE
Fergie, 82, stopped to take a selfie with a giddy United fan

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Fergie, 82, stopped to take a selfie with a giddy United fanCredit: EAMONN AND JAMES CLARKE

And the INEOS chief has made the decision to remove legendary club manager Fergie from his lucrative ambassadorial role.

But the Scot didn’t look down in the dumps about losing the job as he was spotted leaving a plush restaurant on Tuesday night.

The 82-year-old looked chipper as he left the Cibo Restaurant in Cheshire’s plush Hale Village.

He even took the time to take a selfie with a United fan who spotted him outside of the eatery.

Fergie, who is understood to have been at the Italian eatery with one of United’s kit men, got into a black Mercedes after taking the snap.

Fergie has had the role – which paid him £2.16m a year – since October 2013 – five months after he retired from management.

He will, however, act as a non-executive member of the board and be permitted to attend games.

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