Paul Scholes would 'kick' and 'launch' Paul Pogba in Manchester United training, reveals Rio Ferdinand

Rio Ferdinand revealed that Paul Scholes would ‘launch’ Paul Pogba in training to build his character. The former Manchester United central defender discussed how younger players were treated in training, alongside former Tottenham forward Peter Crouch, who described similar treatment for Gareth Bale. Ad Ferdinand told BT Sport: “We had Walter Smith come and coach us, he had a six-month spell.

Europa LeagueScholes: Man Utd's second-half display 'a complete disaster'YESTERDAY AT 21:51 “He came from Rangers, obviously, a God-like figure. He used to ref the game — he didn’t have a whistle — he wanted to see people launching people. Other coaches would go, ‘Stop, right, go in guys.’ “He was like, ‘Carry on… play on!’” Discussing Scholes’ method of challenging Pogba, he added: “Managers, when young players do come over, like to see them kicked a bit.

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It was part of it, it was character-building.” Crouch explained how Harry Redknapp would force Bale to get back to his feet after rough challenges. “At Tottenham, when Gareth Bale was having a tough time,” he began. “People were going in on him and [Redknapp would tell the physio]: ‘Stay right there,’ and he’d have to get on with it himself.