David Haye's diary: Sir Alex’s tips prove he’s a big fan of the Hayemaker

I was lucky enough to jump on board the United coach en route to the game. I checked in with my pal Rio Ferdinand and also shook the hand of Sir Alex Ferguson, arguably the greatest manager ever.

Sir Alex wished me luck and told me exactly what I needed to do to beat Audley. I could tell he was a fan of The Hayemaker'.

After the game I travelled on down to Ricky Hatton's gymnasium for a light workout. Ricky's place remains one of the best gyms I've ever had the pleasure to train in, it's always nice to drop in there when I'm in Manchester. We didn't do anything too heavy or strenuous but I brushed up on a few punches and moves and kept the engine ticking over ahead of the weekend. It's fair to say I couldn't be better prepared for what lies ahead.

Earlier in the day, Audley had the chance to do some more of the stuff he does best — chat rubbish. We held a press conference and Audley was up to his usual tricks and illusions.

He even had the Audacity — see what I did there? — to invent an imaginary sparring session that took place between us four years ago.

Not content with talking about how I kicked his backside in Miami, Audley now assures everybody that he got the better of me in a subsequent session.

As you can all probably guess by now — like most of Audley's boasts, goals and dreams — it never happened.