Sir Alex Ferguson hammered “a***hole” stars in front of their teammates for partying after a derby defeat, Robin van Persie has revealed.
A 2-1 loss to Manchester City still left the Red Devils 12 points clear as they raced to the Premier League title — but Fergie was fuming.
Two first-team players were humiliated in front of the dressing room for partying the night of the defeat with photographs of their exploits plastered over the walls.
Van Persie told SoFoot: “During my first season with United we were 15 points clear at the top. We hosted Manchester City hoping to wrap up the title.
“We lost, but were still 12 points clear. Most managers wouldn’t have made a drama out of the situation.
“But the boss got really fired up. Things got extremely heated, as two of the squad had gone out after the defeat.
“The day after the game Sir Alex had photos put up on the dressing room wall of the two players taken during their night out.
“He told the entire squad: ‘Boys, if we don’t win the league it’s because of these two a***holes who opted to go out’.
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