Alex Ferguson has sent Alan Smith a thank-you letter for his role
in Manchester Uniteds success.
Smith won the Premier League title with the Red Devils last season
but then joined Newcastle for £7million because he wanted regular
first-team action.
However, Old Trafford boss Fergie admitted in his letter he was a
reluctant seller.
Smith told SunSport: I must have done something right when I was
there for the manager to take the time to send me a message like
that.
"I was really pleased to get the letter. He thanked me for my
contribution to Manchester United and told me what a difficult
decision it was to sell me.
I understand that. There are no hard feelings.
The only disappointment for me was that I didnt have a chance to
say goodbye to the United fans who were great to me all the time I
was there.
When you consider I came from Leeds and the clubs supporters are
not exactly the best of friends, it was a big thing for them to
accept me the way they did.
They knew Leeds were the team Id always supported but they never
held it against me.
I still have a lot of friends at Old Trafford and will be looking
out for their results.
But Ive been lucky to move from one big club to another and,
hopefully, I can help bring some silverware to Newcastle after so
many years without a trophy.
Newcastle is a fantastic place to play football.
