Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson rejected an approach by Chelsea during the summer, it was revealed today.
It is understood Ferguson was approached shortly after Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich's takeover at Chelsea, but the United boss insists it would take something "catastrophic" to make him leave Old Trafford.
The news has leaked out just two days after Peter Kenyon left his role as United chief executive to take up the same post at Stamford Bridge.
Ferguson told the Manchester Evening News: "I am manager of Manchester United and it would be something absolutely catastrophic for me to leave the club. My whole life is Manchester United.
"When you become manager of this club you get woven into the fabric of the place."