Ex-Man Utd star Nani reveals players turned up DRUNK to training at Christmas… but Sir Alex Ferguson ‘didn’t care’ – The Sun

FORMER Manchester United star Nani has claimed Sir Alex Ferguson would turn a blind eye to his players turning up training drunk over the festive period.

The Portuguese winger says his former boss had such good man management skills he allowed it to slide if his players showed up worse-for-wear in the hectic Christmas and New Year programme.

Nani revealed that no-nonsense Fergie recognised the demands over that time were so tough it was important for his United squad to let their hair down.

Speaking to Tribuna Expresso, the 33-year-old said: "If I had the next day off, for example, then I could have some fun…on special days like Christmas or New Year – no one in England cares about that.

"On New Year, we could even go to training drunk and the coach didn't care about it.

"That's the side of [Sir Alex] that knew how to deal with the players and have the perception to say, 'this day is special, I can't make demands'.

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