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Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson signs autographs before his last game in charge of his team, their English Premier League soccer match against West Bromwich Albion at The Hawthorns Stadium, West Bromwich, England, Sunday May 19, 2013. (AP Photo/Jon Super)

Alex Ferguson’s managerial career ends with Man United drawing 5-5 at West Bromwich Albion

WEST BROMWICH, England – After 1,500 matches in charge of Manchester United, Alex Ferguson was denied a final victory Sunday to cap the most successful managerial career in British football history.

But there was one final landmark for the 71-year-old Scot at West Bromwich Albion — the first 5-5 draw in the Premier League.

The official retirement party was last week at home when 76,000 fans at Old Trafford saluted Ferguson and the 13th and last of the record 20 English league titles he has delivered for United.

Referee Michael Oliver blew the whistle on United’s season finale — and the last match of Ferguson’s career — at the Hawthorns in central England.

From now on, the defensive fragilities on display Sunday are incoming manager David Moyes’ problem.

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