Sir Alex Ferguson has listed his mansion for £3.5m after wife Cathy's death

Former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has listed his five-bedroom mansion for £3.5million.

He put the stunning 7,000sf Cheshire home, which features a games room and traditional tartan carpeting, up for sale just six weeks after his wife Lady Catherine Ferguson died aged 84.

The 'impressive' detached home is situated on what estate agents are hailing as 'one of Cheshire's most desirable roads' and is positioned within a 'very private, gated and secure' plot.

The home is 'deceptively spacious,' according to the property listing, and has a stunning reception area that is outfitted with a wrap-around staircase and grand chandelier.

Sir Alex, 81, and Lady Catherine were married for 57 years and had three sons. The couple, who have 12 grandchildren and a great-grandchild, were living in the property together at the time of Lady Catherine's death.

Sir Alex said his wife, who he met in 1964, was a 'bedrock' in his life before her passing.

The former manager was one of the well known faces to attended Sir Bobby Charlton's funeral earlier this month.

The house Sir Alex shared with Catherine boasts a bespoke open plan breakfast kitchen, its very own gym, a dressing room and modern games room.

The kitchen offers a stunning granite work surface, a walk in pantry and cupboard, breakfast bar-style seating and double glazed patio doors leading out to the garden, according to the listing.

The property's living room is fitted with a 'flame coal effect gas fire', double glazed patio doors and a large speaker system.

The garden is impressively well kept and boasts a stunning stone flagged patio.

According to the listing, the flower beds are 'well stocked with a variety of trees, plants and hedgerows to provide a protective privacy