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Darren Fletcher has revealed Sir Alex Ferguson was the first person he called upon receiving the news he would take charge of Manchester United for the Premier League clash at Burnley.

The Scot contacted his fellow countryman to seek his blessing for the role, such is the esteem and respect he holds his former boss in.

Regularly in contact with our most successful manager of all time, Fletcher is determined to help the Reds, first and foremost, gain three points in the Turf Moor tussle and steady the ship, in the wake of head coach Ruben Amorim's exit on Monday.

Enlisting the help of Travis Binnion, Alan Wright and Jonny Evans, he will bid to overcome the Clarets, with the support of Ferguson at the back of his mind.

"I have [spoken with him]," Fletcher said in the embargoed section of his press conference at Carrington.

"I don't like to make any decisions or things without speaking to Sir Alex and that's something I've done since I've been at the club and since I've left the club, in everything I do.

"I've got a really good relationship with...