Paul Ince accuses Man United of showing ‘a lack of RESPECT’ for failing to invite him for a drink
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Paul Ince accuses Man United staff and Erik ten Hag of “lack of RESPECT” for not buying him a drink after his Reading side were beaten on his return to his former club in the FA Cup
- Manchester United beat Reading 3-1 last weekend to advance in the FA Cup
- Paul Ince has revealed that he spent an hour with Sir Alex Ferguson after the match.
- But the former midfielder has revealed that Man United did not offer him drinks.
Reading boss Paul Ince has accused Manchester United staff of disrespecting him after their FA Cup fourth round tie.
Erik ten Hag’s side secured their place in the next round with a comfortable 3-1 win thanks to a second-half brace from Casemiro and Fred.
Ince, who has returned to Old Trafford, revealed that he spent an hour with Sir Alex Ferguson, but was offered no post-match drinks.
“I went straight to see Sir Alex because then I got a text from him saying ‘come see me’,” he said, speaking before the clash with Watford on Saturday.
‘So me and my wife and Thomas (Ince) went up there and spent an hour with him. He disappointed me because none of the United staff invited me for a glass of wine. I didn’t like that, it’s disrespectful.
Reading boss Paul Ince (above) accused Manchester United staff of a lack of “respect”.
‘Whoever you are, win, lose or tie, you say come over for a drink. Whether it’s wine or tea, it doesn’t really matter.
‘None of your staff did that, so that was disappointing. I don’t give a fuck but I’m proud of myself, as a manager whether you get beat up or not you say come over for a glass of wine.
Ince was part of one of United’s best teams under Ferguson, winning the Premier League and FA Cup several times along with other honours.
Despite his complaints with United staff, the 55-year-old praised manager Ten Hag for lifting the club after its struggles in recent years.
Ince has revealed that he spent an hour with Sir Alex Ferguson but was offered no drinks.
The former midfielder praised Erik ten Hag for lifting the club up after its struggles.
He said: ‘Ten Hag in a short period of time has lifted the club. The last two or three years have been difficult for United fans.
‘Ten Hag has begun to close that gap. They are beginning to have a presence over them. That’s important, if you go back to the Fergie years, there was a presence.
Ince played a total of 281 times for United, scoring 28 times before leaving for Inter Milan in 1995. He spent two years in Italy before joining United’s rivals Liverpool in 1997.
After spells with Middlesbrough, Wolves, Swindown and Macclesfield, Ince tried his hand at management, impressing in charge of Macclesfield and MK Dons before a troubled spell with Blackburn Rovers in 2008.
He returned to MK Dons in 2009 before managing Notts County and Blackpool. Ince spent eight years out of the dugout before taking charge of Reading, whom he helped save from relegation last season.
