Bruno Fernandes has revealed which three "big" players at Manchester United Erik ten Hag disciplined in pre-season, including Cristiano Ronaldo.
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Since his appointment in June, the Dutchman has been praised for the level of discipline he has instilled at the 20-time English champions after the team was long accused of having a player power issue under previous managers.
In a recent interview with ex-United centre-back Rio Ferdinand, Fernandes explained how Ten Hag stamped his authority on the team early on with his strictness in pre-season, particularly in how he handled high-profile players such as Ronaldo, Jadon Sancho and Marcus Rashford.
"He first arrived and we went on tour and the training sessions we had, he demands: 'You do it or you're out.' You don't play," he said on Between The Lines.
"Everyone was a little bit like in the beginning: 'Will he do that or not? If a big player doesn't do what he wants, will he pull him apart or not?'
"And he did that many times, he did it with Cristiano, with Jadon, with Marcus.
"Marcus was probably in the best form against Wolves – he did something wrong and the manager just pulled him out. Everyone was like 'wow'. In the first moments we were like 'wow, he is our main man and we need him'.
"I was sat by David [De Gea] and I said 'This has to be like this because ,if not, the younger ones will think like 'if he does nothing to him, the next one he will do nothing to me too'."
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