Ferdinand insists Man United need players 'who don't want to get beat'

Ex-Manchester United centre-back Rio Ferdinand has said that a culture change is needed at the club, with players needed to be brought in who do not 'fear' being beaten. 

United suffered a disastrous week for their Champions League hopes, losing 4-0 away at Liverpool in meek fashion before going down 3-1 away at fellow top four-chasers Arsenal. 

Following the Arsenal defeat, United midfielder Jesse Lingard told Paul Scholes that the current dressing room was a 'disaster'. 

Performances, comments and leaks have all contributed to a discussion of the overall culture at the club, with Ferdinand weighing in saying that the players do not appear to be hurt enough by defeats. 

Speaking on his own Vibe With Five podcast, he said: 'I talk about the culture all the time, and that’s number one on my list. The culture has to be right, because you need to see, first and foremost, a work ethic.'

'You need to see a culture of people not wanting to get beat. You need to see a culture of it (losing) hurting people,' he added.

'You need to see a culture of discipline in the group, nothing getting out. Stuff that we’ve got in the papers, the manager (Sir Alex Ferguson) would pull the squad in immediately, and I don’t think this happens now.'

Ferdinand said of how it would have gone if Ferguson had found out about the leaks:  The manager would get that squad in, tight group, get in a circle. "What’s going on here? If I find out who is leaking stories to the media,"' he would say. 

'You’re standing there thinking: "I hope and I’m going to find out that no one in my team has spoken to anyone in the media, because I haven’t."'

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