Sir Alex Ferguson's reaction to finding out two Man Utd players went partying straight after Man City loss

Robin van Persie has revealed what Sir Alex Ferguson did after he found out two Manchester United players went out partying after losing to Manchester City.

Throughout his illustrious managerial career, Ferguson was known for his no-nonsense style and extremely high standards.

Ferguson's standards did not drop even during his last season as United boss.

During the 12/13 season, United were miles ahead of everybody else but after their 15-point lead was cut to 12 points on the back of a defeat against City, the manager was not happy when two of his players went out partying.

Former United striker Van Persie told SoFoot: "In my first season, we were 15 points ahead in the league, and we welcomed Manchester City to win the title.

"If we won this match, it was 18 points ahead, but we had lost. This still left us 12 points ahead, most managers would not have dramatised the situation. The boss, on the other hand, he went up in the turns. It was really hot.

"Two guys from the team were out after this loss. The day after the match, he had pictures of the two players posted in the dressing room during their night out. And he said to the whole team, 'Ok guys if we don't win the championship, know that it's because of those two a**holes that chose to go out. Yeah, I have the names, but I really can't give them. It was incredible, he had pasted lots of photos, we had limited the evening of the two players hour by hour: 2am, 3am, 4am, as if to emphasise the extent of their bulls**t."

He continued: "He didn't stop there, he warned us all: 'Guys, listen well if we don't win the championship, it's because these two have decided to go out to have fun. From now on, if I see a player come out before the trophy is lifted, that player is out.' He was ruthless. 'I don't care about who you are, how many trophies you've won so far.

"If you go out before the end of the season, you leave the team and I'll sell you.' After that speech, we went to train, and it was the two hardest workouts of my life. Twelve points ahead and that's his reaction."