elseas own end of season awards -- Ferguson heaped praise on the future Manchester United boss.Ferguson said at the time: Champions will always be the ones to beat. Jose knows his squad well. Hes settled. Its going to be a very successful fe

MARINA BAY, Singapore -- Mercedes boss Toto Wolff said qualifying for the Singapore Grand Prix has been a personal highlight after his team overcame the issues it faced at the same circuit 12 months ago.Nico Rosberg took pole position by over 0.5s from Red Bulls Daniel Ricciardo on Saturday -- a significant turnaround after Mercedes qualified 1.4s off pole last year. Wolff said the team had identified last years Singapore issue at the following race in Japan but did not know for certain if they had solved it until qualifying on Saturday.First of all, you hear often sentences from the drivers or management, saying they are really thankful of the job the team did, Wolff said. I must say, and we have just had the debrief, I am so proud of the job the engineers have done around really finding out about the root causes of last years performance - and the severity of our lack of performance last year opened up new ways of thinking.I remember last year after the race, when we had the situation of crisis, we discussed it and we wanted to find out [the cause] and there was a worry it would maybe drag on into Suzuka and the following races. We kept our heads down and a small designated group looked at the data and then parked the topic and concentrated on Suzuka and this is now the proof today that we have understood where we had the weakness of the car and I think we had quite some learning for the other tracks throughout the 2016 season that we benefitted from Singapore last year. So sometimes those difficult moments give you the possibility of really driving from there on.This is actually my personal highlight today that we have a car that is performing well. Obviously it is only Saturday and we havent started the race, we havent won it yet and tomorrow is going to be a totally different challenge. But having got the car where it is today I must really say the team has done a great job.Wolff was still not willing to go into specifics about the issue, but said it was related to the bumpy nature of the Singapore circuit.The interaction of the aero with the mechanical set-up on a particular circuit like Singapore, a street circuit and riding the kerbs, and a bumpy circuit, gave us a challenge in the way our car has been designed. Our car overall is pretty balanced throughout the season, on all race tracks and we struggled on a twisty road circuit like Singapore.You could have said this is a particular circuit that is not suited to our car and that is how it is, but we tried to find out how we can optimise our car for this particular circuit. 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Find out which of his predictions were spot on, and which were wide of the mark:?Spot onUnited would beat Liverpool in the 1996 FA Cup final 1-0In a 2015 documentary with the BBC, Ferguson revealed how he knew United would beat Liverpool 1-0 in the 1996 FA Cup final -- because of the infamous white suits worn by Liverpool players on arrival.?I said to [assistant] Brian Kidd 1-0. Because of that, Ferguson told the BBC. I think thats, what would you call it? Arrogance or over-confidence. It was ridiculous. Absolutely ridiculous. Blue shirt, red and white tie and white suit. And a blue flower.Jesse Lingard would make a name for himself by the age of 24While many questioned whether Lingard would ever get a chance in the Manchester United first team, for Ferguson it was just a matter of time.In 2012, the Scot said: Lingard is going to be some player. He is 19, came through our youth system and is built like Jean Tigana was for France.But he never got into the limelight there until he was about 24, and I think that will be the same with Lingard. He will become a player when hes 22 or so. As an attacking midfielder he has got a really good talent. I think he will be a player we have high hopes for, definitely.Louis van Gaal handed Lingard his Manchester United debut in August 2014 and, now 23, Lingaard has already made his name by scoring the winning goal as United lifted the FA Cup in 2016.He also scored a superb solo effort in their Community Shield victory over Leicester in August, and has made himself a full England international, too.Pep Guardiola would find it tough in English footballIt may have initially appeared Ferguson was wrong in saying Guardiola would find English football hard, especially after Manchester City won their first 100 matches this season, in all competitions.ddddddddddddowever, Citys League Cup defeat at Old Trafford last Wednesday condemned them to a sixth successive game without a win -- their longest winless run since 2008, and officially the worst spell of Peps decorated managerial career.So, maybe what Ferguson told Sky Sports in March was right, after all. Pep wont find it easy, English football is not easy, Ferguson said. Every foreign coach that has come to England will tell you that. Arsene Wenger was talking about that a few months after coming and even Jose Mourinho was.Pep will be a success, but I dont think hell ever replicate what he did at Barcelona because that was a high standard. They were the best.Wide of the markJose Mourinho would lead Chelsea to further successAfter Chelsea won the Premier League in 2014-15, Ferguson was on hand to present Jose Mourinho with the Manager of the Season award. While Mourinho himself was not present -- the night clashed with Chelseas own end of season awards -- Ferguson heaped praise on the future Manchester United boss.Ferguson said at the time: Champions will always be the ones to beat. Jose knows his squad well. Hes settled. Its going to be a very successful few years for Chelsea.Mourinho was sacked by the Stamford Bridge club the following December.Phil Jones would be Manchester United captainIts safe to say Phil Jones Manchester United career hasnt exactly gone to plan. A year after his 2011 arrival from Blackburn for a fee of ￡16.5 million, Jones was dubbed definitely a future captain by then-manager Ferguson.However, the defenders performances havent quite lived up to expectations and the fans reaction to him signing a four-year contract extension last year was far from pleasant.In some circles, the 24-year-old is better known for his gurning abilities than his defensive ones right now and, while there is still time for him to turn things around, you wouldnt expect Ferguson to repeat his claim today.David Moyes was the right man to succeed him as United managerFerguson said they picked the right man to succeed him at Old Trafford.From Manchester United fans perspectives, at least, the less said about that one the better. ' ' '