Manchester United squad needs to find the fire of ‘powerful' figures like Roy Keane, says Kleberson
Kleberson has called on Manchester United to show the fighting spirit Roy Keane brought to training games where he smashed his team-mates to the ground to turn their fortunes around.
The Brazilian World Cup winner believes his former club need to display the hunger his old captain showed in practice matches as he said they need the sort of forceful characters United had in his day.
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