Sir Alex Ferguson may be almost six years retired but be in no doubt the legendary Scot still hates losing at absolutely anything.
As Manchester United prepared to take on Barcelona at the Nou Camp, the former Old Trafford boss was spotted pacing the width of the pitch.
Ferguson, who was invited by Ole Gunnar Solksjaer to accompany his squad for the Champions League quarter-final, appeared to be counting his paces as he went.
All the while, his United colleagues - including current and former chief executives Ed Woodward and David Gill - watched on in amusement.
So, why was Fergie patrolling the Nou Camp turf the same way he would a dugout back in the day?
Well it appears the 77-year-old can't stand to lose even the most frivolous of arguments.
The dispute in question would've remained a mystery were it not for BT Sport presenter Gary Lineker, who revealed he was privy to some inside information.
Apparently, Ferguson had been insisting to Woodward, Gill and the rest that the Nou Camp pitch was wider than Old Trafford's, and they were maintaining it wasn't.
In fact, Fergie apparently reckons the pitch has been deliberately widened to give Barcelona an advantage as they look to consolidate a 1-0 lead from the first leg in Manchester.
Lineker said on BT Sport: "Sir Alex was out on the pitch for quite some time.
"In fact he was pacing the ground at one stage.
“I’ve got a little bit of inside information because I was at the lunch with the Barcelona and Manchester United people today.
"They were arguing over which pitch is bigger.
“Sir Alex said this place, here, the Camp Nou was bigger than Old Trafford.
“Whereas David Gill and one or two others said ‘No, they’re the same size’. And he’s paced it out.”
That competitive edge seemingly never leaves you, even if it's just proving you're right and everybody else is wrong.
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