Ashley Young has revealed recent conversations with Sir Alex Ferguson and questioned whether the former Manchester United legend would be seen in a positive light these days.
Ferguson led the Red Devils through the most decorated spell in the club's history, his near 27-years in charge yielding 13 Premier League titles, two Champions League trophies and nine domestic cup triumphs - five FA Cups and four League Cups.
The Scot's unyielding management style eliminated complacency within the squad for nearly three decades, but since his retirement in 2013, the dynamic between player and coach has changes massively. Player power has come flying to the forefront as manager's employ a more tactile approach - something Young believes his former manager wouldn't take too kindly to.
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“I talk to them all [previous managers],” Young told the Telegraph. “I won’t say the best but the one who has given me the most is ‘The Boss’. Sir Alex. The one I still talk to most is ‘The Boss’. I had a conversation with him a few months ago and he was talking about the changes in football and how he would be in football nowadays.
“I won’t go into the conversation … I don’t know if he’s impressed by certain changes. But the way ‘The Boss’ was for years, the success he had - he had his way of dealing with players, of dealing with the press, whatever else there was. How he had his team set up. How he knew his team - weeks, months, in advance. The way he was with players. I am not too sure how that would be seen these days.
“We have a WhatsApp group for the old [Manchester United] players and we think there were only two out of the era who didn’t get shouted at. I was one and the other was Darren Fletcher. I don’t know whether that is because he is Scottish.”
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