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Burnley defender Phil Bardsley has revealed he recently received the infamous hairdryer treatment from Sir Alex Ferguson 12 years after he left Manchester United to join Sunderland.

Bardsley came through the academy at United but only made 18 senior appearances, and was sent out on various loans including to Aston Villa and Sheffield United.

He eventually left permanently to join the Black Cats, but it appears Ferguson still enjoys giving his former player a hard time.

Speaking to the Daily Mail , Bardsley recalled a recent incident in Wilmslow, saying: "I was walking across the road and a big black Merc pulled out and reversed in. Fergie rolled his window down and said: 'What have I told you, son? Have a f***ing shave.'"

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"I'm 33 at the time, stood there trying to cross and I've just had a rollocking from the gaffer. I was only going to my wife's shop to pick something up!"

Bardsley has made nine Premier League appearances so far this season, and has been a regular at Burnley since joining from Stoke in 2017, but he admits he has some regrets about never quite making it at United.

"Coming from Salford and playing for United meant I was always living in a goldfish bowl," he continued. "I do look at my younger days and think what might have happened if I'd made a few different lifestyle choices.

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"There were a couple of fights here and there and I was in Fergie's office one or two times which probably didn't help. Maybe I could have done better at United – or maybe Gary Neville was just too good."

Bardsley's Burnley take on Leicester today hoping to move five points clear of the relegation zone, but Sean Dyche's side are not in the best form having lost their last four games in the Premier League.