It seems Sir Alex Ferguson is on a mission to crack the problem of modern players being “fragile” and “lacking responsibility” - as Man Utd new boy Gabriel Obertan has already found out.
Instead of being allowed to doss about at home while recovering from a back injury at the start of the season, the £3m signing was handed a pair of overalls and some gardening gloves. According to The Sun Obertan “watered hanging baskets, pruned rose bushes and washed staff cars” at United’s Carrington training ground. A ’source’ ’said’:
It’s not very often these days a United first-teamer can ever be seen on manual duties! But Gabby is a nice kid and he was only too happy to help out with the older coaches’ requests.
He could give the groundsmen a run for their money with his trimming and lawn skills!
Before running back around the other side of his desk and filing the story.
Gabriel Obertan is already the subject of YouTube compilations
Manchester United today confirmed the signing of Bordeaux winger Gabriel Obertan for £3 million - 3.75% of the Cristiano Ronaldo funded transfer kitty.
The 20-year-old was named MVP of the prestigious Toulon Tournament last month but hadn’t enjoyed much success at club level with either Bordeaux or on loan at Lorient last season, prompting boss Laurent Blanc to express surprise at Manchester United’s interest.
The Frenchman looks promising in this YouTube tribute but The Spoiler always treats these with caution after being conned a couple of years ago by a video making Julien Faubert look like a faster version of Ronaldo.
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