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Yorke: I was top scorer and Sir Alex told me I was a failure

Our former striker spent four years at Old Trafford and netted more than any of his team-mates during his first season at the club - our 1998/99 Treble-winning campaign - before achieving the same feat again the following year.

However, Sir Alex, a man renowned for his meticulously high standards, demanded more from Dwight, and was willing to try anything to further motivate his frontman.

“In the first season I scored 29 goals, in the second year I scored 26, and the gaffer said to me ‘you’re a failure’,”

Yorke reflected on the video call.

“I was top scorer again and we won the Premier League, but he said I was a failure.