Sir Alex Ferguson spotted at Rangers' training centre
It's not known why the Manchester United icon was at the Scottish Premiership club's Milngavie base.
But Docherty was thrilled to be sitting with Sir Alex, as she lifted the lid on their conversation over a coffee.
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She captioned her Instagram story: "Met a legend today, Sir Alex!
"His greatest quote - 'There was no way I could contemplate taking the England job. Can you imagine me doing that? A Scotsman?
'I always joked that I would take the position and relegate them: make them 150th rated country in the world, with Scotland 149'."
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