Former Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson appeared on ITV quiz show Who Wants to be a Millionaire last night, alongside Eamonn Holmes - meanwhile sitting at home waiting to step in when they faltered was Telegraph journalist Jon Laurence

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