text: Ferguson also has, or has certainly had in the past, a precarious relationship with Brian Barwick, the FA's chief executive. Barwick is a Liverpool supporter and when he worked in the BBC's football department Ferguson became convinced that the corporation had an anti-United agenda. He would question the number of old Liverpool players in the Match of the Day studio and wondered why, after a Double-winning season, United did not get the BBC Sports Personality of the Year team award.