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Even the Defeats - How Sir Alex Ferguson used setbacks to inspire Manchester United's greatest triumphs, by John Silk (published by Pitch Publishing) Here's a special bonus episode of the Strettycast, in which I chat to John Silk about his brand new book 'Even the Defeats'. It's about the great Sir Alex Ferguson and how he drew inspiration from losses to mastermind some of United's greatest triumphs. Follow John on Twitter @JSilk - and you can pick up the book from your local bookshop or online via Amazon. -- A heavy 5-1 loss at Manchester City in Ferguson's early tenure led pundits and supporters to question the Scot's position, but by the season's end he was holding aloft his first trophy at the club -the FA Cup. This trend continued when an end-of-season collapse handed Leeds United the league title in the spring of 1992, only to galvanise United to their first championship in 26 years the very next year.From struggles in Europe to winning the treble, from losing the title on goal difference to their city