Manchester United legend Ryan Giggs has opened up on Sir Alex Ferguson's management style and revealed there were four players who avoided receiving his famous "hairdryer" treatment.
The Scot is widely recognised as the most successful manager in club football history after spending 27 trophy-laden years at the helm at Old Trafford before retiring in 2013.
Despite his unquestionable success and status as one of the greatest, Ferguson's no-nonsense approach saw him clash with some high-profile players, most notably David Beckham after the winger was struck in the face when Ferguson kicked a boot at him.
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Overall, Ferguson's methods were largely successful though and Giggs - who spent his entire playing career under the Scot - lifted the lid on his treatment of United's players and hailed his ability to handle their star names.
“There were three or four players that he never had a go at," Giggs told beIN Sports.
“Eric Cantona was one – Bryan Robson, Roy Keane and Cristiano Ronaldo. They were all in their own ways matchwinners. They did the stuff on the pitch, so he never felt he had to.
“Eric, there were some games where Eric didn’t do anything. He didn’t score, he wasn’t running around like a Carlos Tevez or a Wayne Rooney, he didn’t have any impact. But he knew sooner or later he would come good.
“We would be sat in the dressing room thinking: ‘He’s got to have a go at him, he’s got to have a pop at him because he didn’t do anything today.’
“But the next week he’d scored the winner or he would produce a moment of magic, so he handled the big names really well as long as they were doing it on the pitch, he handled them in a different way.
“He was the master of psychology, he was a master at getting the best out of certain individuals like whether to put an arm around, or whether to give them a rocket at half-time or at the end of the game or leave them out knowing that the player would react in a positive way.”
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