Whether Queiroz is the right man for the job is a tricky question to answer. His sole Real campaign ended trophyless after a dramatic late-season capitulation, though he is remembered as a steadying hand in the backroom at United. Ferguson himself dubbed him “outstanding. An intelligent, meticulous man. A Rottweiler.” He was the only member of the great Scot’s staff to stand up to Roy Keane, and later impressed in spells in charge of Iran and Egypt.
