Former coach reveals Sir Alex Ferguson's four key ingredients for success at Manchester United
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Updated 07/08/2017 at 09:44 GMT+1
Sir Alex Ferguson’s former first-team coach at Manchester United has revealed four of the key ingredients behind the Scot’s success during his tenure.
Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson (L) laughs with first team coach Rene Meulensteen during a training session at the Carrington training complex in Manchester, north-west England on March 4, 2013, on the eve of their UEFA Champions League first knoc
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The Old Trafford club won 13 Premier League titles, five FA Cups and two Champions Leagues during Ferguson's 27-year reign.
And now Rene Meulensteen, who was first-team coach from 2007-2013, has highlighted a list of specific things that Ferguson wanted from his side en route to victory.
The Dutchman, 53, who left the club when David Moyes was appointed manager, told Trainingground.guru: "The ultimate aim was to win, but Sir Alex wanted to win in a certain style.
"I can remember him bringing me into his office when he’d made me first-team coach. He had a flipchart and said, ‘listen, Ren - I don’t need to talk to you about how to run your sessions, you know all that. But I’d like to reiterate what I want to see.'
"Possession is important, but always possession with a purpose.
When we attack I want to see pace, power, penetration and unpredictability.
"These are the four things you must instil in the team in every single training session."
Meulensteen, who is now manager of Kerala Blasters in the Indian Super League, has watched his former side struggle since the departure of Ferguson, with the side finishing in the top four just once since he left.
However, one of manager Jose Mourinho's recent signings is adamant that they are now heading in the right direction.
Romelu Lukaku, who signed from Everton for £75million said: “The club is in a rebuilding process and the manager is doing the right things to take the club back to where it belongs.
“That’s the exciting part. He’s a manager to help us win trophies.
“The club is there to help me, but I’m a team player and I want to win trophies. That’s the most important thing – trophies before everything.
“So if I can help my team-mates to do that, I’ll be delighted. I just want to improve constantly. I don’t want to have time to be complacent."
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