Michael Owen on his call with Sir Alex Ferguson before Man United legend's medical emergency

Sir Alex Ferguson was taken to hospital before Manchester United's 3-2 win against Liverpool -Credit:Chris Brunskill/Fantasista/Getty Images Michael Owen has disclosed that he spoke with Sir Alex Ferguson shortly before the Manchester United legend was rushed to the hospital. Ferguson had been present at Old Trafford to watch United's crucial home game against Liverpool. However, prior to kickoff, he was swiftly escorted from the stadium and transported to the hospital after falling ill.

It was confirmed on Monday that the 84-year-old was "okay" following his alarming episode at the Theatre of Dreams. Ferguson missed United's dramatic 3-2 victory over Liverpool that secured their place in next season's UEFA Champions League. Nevertheless, he had managed to share a conversation with Owen before things took a turn for the worse, via the Manchester Evening News .

Broadcaster posts job listing for ‘Chief World Cup Watcher’ to be based in Times Square FIFA World Cup stadium boss pledges ‘to honor’ supporters by keeping concession prices ‘low’ Michael Owen recently said he spoke with Ferguson just hours before his medical emergency -Credit:John Peters/Manchester United via Getty Images Just days after the incident, Owen opened up about his exchange with his former manager, telling talkSPORT: "I spoke to him, I was on the phone to him for forty minutes that morning. "We're talking about football. We're talking about horses.

As I say, he's got horses here [at his Manor House Stables]. "Most Saturday mornings, he gives me a call, and we go through all the horses for the day, and we share what we know and things like that. We might have actually, we might have his horse running on Friday at Chester.