"The general opinion is that Sir Alex has been misrepresented.
"I spoke to him privately and asked him what it was all about.
"He's naturally upset about it all but said it's just not true. In fact he said it's absolute nonsense.
"I think it's a set-up to blacken an innocent man's name. Last time he was here he even met Mr Mandela.
"Seventy-five per cent of football fans in South Africa support Manchester United. We just love United and we love to have Sir Alex here with us."
The above was taken from The Mail on Sunday