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John Terry tips Mourinho for success at Manchester United, but Red Devils lack ‘big personalities’

Chelsea legend John Terry has tipped Manchester United for success under current manager Jose Mourinho and has revealed some the methods he uses to get the best out of players.

It has been a difficult start to this Premier League season for Manchester United who lost two of their opening three games of the season, including a shock defeat to Brighton.

There have been rumours of dressing room discontent at Old Trafford, especially surrounding the likes of French pair Paul Pogba and Anthony Martial, but having played under Mourinho on two occasions at Chelsea, John Terry is confident that the Portuguese can add more trophies to Manchester United’s cabinet:

“At every club he has had big characters and I’m not sure he has that at Manchester United at the moment. At Chelsea, he did,” Terry told the Daily Mail.

“He embarrassed me after one pre-season, after we had won a league title. He stopped the training session, came in, threw down his pad. ‘If you keep giving the ball away, I will go and buy someone for £50million’.

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“I am thinking, ‘I played every game for you last season! And now you’re trying to humiliate me!’ I didn’t understand why he was doing that, but my instinct was to run and give everything; flying into tackles, winning the ball.

“We made eye contact and he grinned. He knew exactly what he was doing — to get the best out of all of us. I have seen him do the same to Frank Lampard, Didier Drogba, Ashley Cole, Michael Ballack. Big personalities in the dressing room.

“Does he have the same now at United? You have to stand up and turn up at training every day and show him that you want to win at all costs. If you’ve got that, he’s 100 per cent on your side.

“I do think he’ll bring success to United, but it needs patience. My top three for this season will be decided between City, Liverpool and Chelsea. That leaves United and Spurs fighting for fourth.”

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