Sir Alex’s hair dryer to Sharpe: “He made me sell the house and send my girlfriend back to Birmingham!”

Manchester’s most famous household appliance? hairdryer. That is that technique, perfected over years of management, whereby Ferguson screamed a few centimeters from the face of an unfortunate footballer, who was forced to suffer the insults and reproaches, often quite colorful of Sir Alex. Something legendary, from which none of the champions who played in the Scotsman’s United were saved. And Lee Sharpe is also no exception.

HOME – Indeed, the former midfielder told a rather particular story to the Sun, in which it emerges how Ferguson had some control also … over the private life of his players. “I had a few fights with him to be honest. And the worst happened at Anfield. Before that game I asked him if I could move from the players’ quarters to a house of my own with my girlfriend. He replied. that I was a bit too young, but as I was a first team player he would have allowed me anyway. But he also told me that if my performance was affected, I would have to go back to my previous arrangement. And I told him that I would not it would have been a problem. “

FIANCÉE – A promise that ultimately costs Sharpe dear. “So I found a house and got my girlfriend from Birmingham and everything was great, but then I fell in shape which was not what Sir Alex wanted. And so at Anfield we went down and at half time he gave me the hardest scolding of my life. He told me to sell the house, send my girlfriend home and go out and play. That game was a nightmare, he replaced me with twenty minutes to go and when I got back I did as he told me: house and car sold and girlfriend sent back to Birmingham. “

SCARY – Also because, Sharpe points out, if at United they always said “don’r cross the boss”, don’t make Sir Alex angry, there was a reason … “Many times he was a really scary guy. When I signed up for the United was super nice and followed me closely. Then, after a couple of months, he started scolding me for everything and continued the whole eight years I was at United, so I was always trying to hide and stay away from him. It really was. ruthless, but he had such a work ethic and such knowledge of football and players that I learned a lot from him. It was a pleasure to play for Sir Alex. ” Who knows what the girlfriend of the time thinks …