Retired Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has admitted to missing the thrill of football but finds comfort in music playlists, particularly those designed for people living with dementia.
He told BBC Breakfast: "I'm 82, obviously I worry about it. Generally my memory is quite good, pray the lord and touch wood it will stay that way.'It's not fair' says Jude Bellingham as he admits fear for younger brother Jobe
"You have those YouTube quizzes, 100 questions, and I think if I don't get to 70 per cent I'm struggling."United hero Denis Law suffers from Alzheimer's at the age of 84, having admitted a few years back that the condition had caused him anger, frustration, confusion and distress.
"I think the first year after retirement, I went to the European final and I said to Cathy 'this is what I miss' - big games, the European games. "So then I went to most of the European finals because I find something I can relate to, something I would liked to have done every day.He was speaking as part of National Playlist Day, which is used to celebrate the power of personalised music playlist for those living with dementia.
One of the songs on Sir Alex's playlist is My Own True Love by Margaret Whiting, the theme from the 1939 film Gone with the Wind.finals after claiming the European Cup Winners Cup with Aberdeen in 1983 - a feat that first drew him to Old Trafford chiefs.
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