George Best 'Unforgettable' Tony Blair - page 2

"Football has lost one of its greats, and I have lost a dear friend. He was a marvelous person.

"If, instead of being hostile to George, which I was, we had leaned a bit his way and tried to help him, who knows?"

The Premiership club's current boss SIR ALEX FERGUSON adds, "He was a fantastic player. Everybody at United regarded George as being one of the greatest of all time.

"It's very sad because he was a wonderful person, who was very likeable."