OWEN HARGREAVES has revealed the amazing motivational game that Sir Alex Ferguson once played to improve performances at Manchester United.
Hargreaves played under the formidable Scot for four seasons after impressing at Bayern Munich.
But after arriving at Old Trafford in 2007, the former England international was quickly introduced to one of Fergie’s schemes which set the United legend apart from his rivals.
Sir Alex was famous for his mind games with other managers, but it seems he wasn’t afraid to try to same tactics with his own squad.
Hargreaves revealed on BT Sport: “I remember when I first signed for United, we were in Asia somewhere, pre-season.
“He said we have all these players from all different countries, we should win the league and the Champions League. And he had an envelope and had some names in it.
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“He said, ‘there are some names in here of people I think are going to let us down. Make sure your name is not in here’.
“And everybody ran out of the room and basically tackled through the door not wanting to let the gaffer down.
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“That’s what he did well. He made you want to not fail him because you didn’t want to disappoint him.”
Fergie’s clever letter game clearly worked wonders, with United winning their tenth Premier League title as well as the Champions League after a dramatic penalty shoot-out against Chelsea.
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