Former Man Utd striker says club needs 'to be more nasty'

Manchester United statesman their sixth reboot nether caller absorption since Sir Alex Ferguson's status with a erstwhile prima of the glory days urging the players to rediscover their "nasty" streak.

Cup wins successful each of his 2 afloat seasons successful complaint were not capable to prevention Erik 10 Hag, who was fired past month and replaced by Ruben Amorim.

After a delayed arrival, the 39-year-old Portuguese manager inherits a squad enduring its worst commencement to a Premier League play - heading to Ipswich connected Sunday successful 13th place.

Former United striker Dimitar Berbatov told Sky News: "We request to beryllium much nasty connected the pitch.

"I retrieve erstwhile we utilized to bid successful the grooming ground, it was similar a war."

The Bulgarian added: "I'm going to outcry astatine you. I'm going to curse you. I'm going to shriek astatine you. And it's thing personal.

"When everything finished successful the dressing room, we are inactive friends. We tin hug and everything. So I privation to spot United going retired determination and not beryllium truthful bully astatine times."

Berbatov, who scored 48 goals successful 108 appearances for United, won the Premier League successful 2009 and 2011 successful an epoch dominated by Sir Alex.

But the squad has not lifted the trophy since they won a grounds 20th league rubric successful 2013 - erstwhile the Scot retired arsenic manager.

Amorim already knows however to triumph silverware having won the Portuguese league doubly astatine Lisbon nine Sporting

"He has that winning mentality - let's anticipation he's going to bring that into the team," Berbatov said.

"So possibly that winning mentality and striving for going for the Premier League rubric is mislaid successful a way."

Berbatov watches from afar, hoping Amorim rapidly gets the players to judge him arsenic Sir Alex did truthful successfully for 26 years astatine United.

"Of course, you negociate them tactically but knowing however to talk with them is the astir important," helium said. "You person 25 egos into the squad who everybody thinks he's the champion ever.

"So present you request to cognize however to talk with them, however to dainty them with who you request to beryllium much polite... and it's a precise analyzable process.

"But Sir Alex mastered it and helium knew precisely however to talk with everybody individually. Sometimes helium manipulated you to judge definite things for the bully of the team."

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The erstwhile striker besides watches present with a consciousness of consciousness astir wellbeing, from players to fans, and is backing a run to gain a intelligence wellness foundation up to £20,000 - based connected cardinal wounded clip moments with the LiveScore app.

"It's bully to stock due to the fact that you're going to consciousness great," helium said. "Trust me, I've been there. I didn't stock aft a while.

"Now, successful my signifier successful my life, I stock with my wife, with my friends, with my dada oregon my mum inactive and... I consciousness bully now. So my proposal is don't beryllium ashamed."