Man Utd Treble winner looks unrecognisable with blond locks long gone after becoming unemployed
MANCHESTER UNITED’s treble-winning stars are somewhat of a distant memory for a lot of Red Devils fans.
It’s been 24 years since United claimed the Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League – the latter which they won in dramatic fashion.
The stars of that immortalised squad have long hung up their boots, with some of them moving into careers outside of the beautiful game.
Some went into management – including the now completely unrecognisable Henning Berg.
The Norwegian spent just over three years at the Theatre of Dreams in the ’90s before returning to Blackburn Rovers on loan and eventually on a permanent deal.
Burly defender Berg – who was a long-term target of Sir Alex Ferguson‘s – is remembered by most Red Devils fans for having bright blonde hair.
But Father Time has taken away his once shiny and luscious locks.
The 53-year-old is now bald and looks almost unrecognisable from his playing days, so much so United fans would struggle to pick him out of a line-up.
And Berg – the first player to win the Premier League with two clubs – recently joked his balding was the result of Fergie‘s infamous hairdryers.
During an appearance on the UTD Podcast, he said: ” Did I receive the hairdryer?
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“Yes! I had hair when I came to United!”
“I’m not sure if it was the first one, but I remember receiving a good one!
“We played West Ham away. I think I came on at half-time.
“Then, Joe Cole was a young up-and-coming star. We hadn’t seen too much of him.
“He was too good, technically, and I made a [foul for a] penalty, so West Ham got a goal from the penalty.
“Then I think Paolo Di Canio crossed it for them to score the equaliser. I cut out the pass on the inside and then he faked, as he always did.
“Then he turned and cut it back, and I got blamed for that as well [laughs]!
“He [Ferguson] was a little bit angry after the game – this is true.”
Berg retired from football in the summer of 2004 but soon found himself in management with Lyn FK.
Stints with Lillestrom, Blackburn Rovers Legia Warsaw, Videoton, Stabaek and Omonia followed for the Scandinavian.
Berg was most recently in charge of Pafos FC – who finished fourth in the Cypriot top flight last season – but was relieved of his duties in April.