A man is due to appear in court today charged with attacking Sir Alex Ferguson, the Manchester United manager, at London’s Euston station.

Sir Alex, 65, had just got off of the train when he is said to have been the victim of an apparently random attack. A man is alleged to have run up to him and kicked him on his shins.

The manager called for help and a British Transport Community Support Officer arrested a 43-year-old man. Although the officer is also said to have been assaulted during the arrest neither he nor Sir Alex needed hospital treatment.

Sir Alex is believed to have been on his way to represent the Society for Multiple Sclerosis at a charity event organised by City traders.

A 40-year-old man has been charged with one count of ABH, one count of assault and one racially aggravated public order offence over the alleged incident.

A British Transport Police spokesman said: “Following assaults on a member of the public and a BTP Police Community Support Officer at Euston Rail station at about 4.15pm on Monday, 43-year-old Kevin Reynolds has been charged with one count of ABH, one count of common assault and two counts of section 5 public order racially aggraviated. He is due at Westminster City Magistrates court today.”

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