Ex-United assistant Rene Meulensteen has spilled the beans on what Sir Alex Ferguson used to do in training that left even his players guessing.
"The hardest thing was, we hardly ever played 11-a-side with the team [in training]," Meulensteen told Stadium Astro.
"This is the team we're going to play, then you mirror it with other players but that hardly ever happened because Sir Alex Ferguson didn't want to give the team away.
"We always thought three games ahead.
What Sir Alex Ferguson did in Man Utd training is GENIUS - but stars questioned legend (Image: YOUTUBE/STADIUMASTRO/GETTY)
What Sir Alex Ferguson did in Man Utd training is GENIUS - but stars questioned legend (Image: GETTY)
"We'd play in the league, then the Champions League, then this game.
"Sir Alex had a line-up in his head for the third game, then the second, then the first.
"So then I had to work in training, because I knew who was going to work and play together, on what sort of relationships are important.
"It was not always easy, so we were almost playing with half a team.
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