Ex-Man Utd man using Sir Alex Ferguson lessons at Man City’s sister club

Former Manchester United cult hero Kleberson has revealed what he learned while playing under Sir Alex Ferguson. The Brazilian midfielder is currently plying his trade as the assistant manager of MLS side New York City FC, a sister club of Manchester City, but still remembers key advice from his Premier League days.

The 44-year-old Brazilian spent two years at Manchester United during the early stages of his career. Fresh from playing a major role in Brazil’s fifth World Cup win, he was signed for a reported £6.5 million fee from Brazilian Série A side Atlético Paranaense.

The midfielder would spend the next two seasons struggling to cement his place in the team after suffering a serious injury in his second game for the club. He would only register 20 appearances and score two goals – in wins over Blackburn Rovers and Everton – an largely proved to be a disappointment.

But the Brazilian did manage to learn some valuable lessons during his spell at the Old Trafford side under the tutorage of Sir Alex Ferguson. And those lessons are now helping him in his own coaching journey.

“I feel so glad to have had a coach like him. I learned a lot,” he said, speaking to the Daily Mail. “I think for me, the way he managed the team, it’s unbelievable.

“Because he had a lot of egos on the team. A lot of players with really hard personalities, really strong.”

Detailing the impact of his time at Manchester United and how he still touches on it as a coach, he said: “For me it’s really powerful when I start a conversation with a guy, and [bring up] the name Ronaldo, Rivaldo, or Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes. What those guys did when they played, the guy’s always like, ‘That’s amazing’.”

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“When you play, of course you think about the team. But also you put a lot of energy on yourself. When you play, you never think about like, ‘OK, which kind of training session [are we] gonna be doing?’.

“As a coach, it’s totally opposite. You have to look for the whole picture on the field.”

After his time at Manchester United, Kleberson left for Besiktas and eventually returned to Brazil with Flamengo. After ending his career in America, he moved into coaching and joined New York City as assistant manager last year from Philadelphia Union II.

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