Former Manchester United assistant manager Rui Faria has explained why he made the decision to stop using GPS to track players' data during training sessions at Carrington.
Faria, 47, served as Jose Mourinho's assistant at Old Trafford for much of the latter's tenure as manager between the summer of 2016 and December 2018.
Faria left at the end of the 2017/18 campaign, just a few months before Mourinho was axed. It was reported at the time that United were the only club in the Premier League not using GPS to monitor players' numbers in training and it was a decision that was widely criticised.
GPS vests have become a staple in footballers' wardrobes and are considered to be just as important as their boots and shirts. READ MORE: Martial makes admission about United's performance vs City However, Faria was not as keen to use them as most other coaches are, despite the GPS vests measuring important data, both in training and on matchdays.
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