Manchester United begin their sixth reboot under a new manager after the retirement of Sir Alex Ferguson. Dimitar Berbatov called on the players from the team to rediscover their “nasty“ country. The 39-year-old Portuguese manager inherits a team that recorded its worst start to the season in the Premier League and is in 13th place, reports gong.bg.
Former United striker Dimitar Berbatov told Sky News: “We have to be meaner on the pitch. I remember when we trained on the training ground it was like a war.“
„I will shout at you. I will curse you. I will yell at you. And it's nothing personal. When it's all over in the locker room, we're still friends. We can hug and everything. So I want to see Manchester United go out on the pitch like that and not be that good at times," Berba added.
Berbatov, who scored 48 goals in 108 games for Manchester United, won the Premier League in 2009 and 2011. in an era dominated by Sir Alex. But the team have not lifted the trophy since winning a record 20th title in 2013 when the Scot stepped down as manager.
„Ruben Amorim has that winning mentality – let's hope that he will bring him to the team”, said Berbatov. "Maybe in recent years that mentality of a winner and the pursuit of the title in the Premier League has somehow been lost.“