Erik ten Hag could not help himself from smiling when asked about the famous 'squeaky bum time' phrase that was coined by Sir Alex Ferguson.
25.09.2022 - 12:35 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Patrice Evra has recalled the first time he ever received the 'hairdryer treatment' from Sir Alex Ferguson at Manchester United.
The France international moved to United from AS Monaco in 2006 and would go on to spend eight years at Old Trafford before moving to Juventus. During his spell in the north west, Evra won the Premier League five times, the League Cup three times and the Champions League once.
However, things did not start smoothly at Old Trafford for the left-back and Evra has revealed there were some doubts as to whether he would be able to cut it in England. "My first game was a disaster, I remember we played against [Manchester] City," he told Betfair.
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"I'm not a breakfast fan, and at nine in the morning I saw my fellow teammates, Louis Saha and Mikael Silvestre, eating pasta and beans, and for me it was the first time I was playing a game at 12 so I started eating breakfast too and I was feeling really full. I went into my room and I was vomiting. I was sweating, feeling sick and I just had three training sessions with my teammates after coming in January.
"Imagine me being in Monte Carlo, nice and sunny, then arriving in Manchester in January. It was a massive change.
"We started the game and were 2-0 down at half-time, after the first five minutes I was elbowed and got cut, I remember I was against the post talking to myself saying 'what the hell am I doing here? The football is so fast, so strong, I was chilling in Monte Carlo, I was named the best left-back four seasons in a row'.
"I was thinking I'd made it and that I was a big player. Then at half-time, that was the first time I was introduced to the hairdryer by Sir Alex Ferguson.
"He destroyed
Erik ten Hag could not help himself from smiling when asked about the famous 'squeaky bum time' phrase that was coined by Sir Alex Ferguson.
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