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“I know the boy at United, Juan Mata, who gives a percentage of his wages to charity,” he added.

“Look at what Rashford has done. Not all footballers are out buying cars. There’s a big percentage with a big heart. Football people aren’t idle.”

Ferguson wants football to act in the fight against dementia, believing the old leather balls were ‘like heading a cannonball’ at times.

“Those leather balls,” he said.

“When water got into them, it was like heading a cannonball. Really heavy work.

“I headed the ball a lot but thank God it’s not hit me yet.