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Crystal Palace star Zaha laziness killed career - Hangeland

Former Fulham defender Brede Hangeland has spoken of Wilfried Zaha's problems at Manchester United.

The pair played together at Crystal Palace.

On the Heia fotball pokcast in Norway, Hangeland slammed the former Manchester United prospect.

He said of Palace winger: "Amazing physique, athletic, huge potential.

"Some Mondays, he'd come over to me and say: 'I'm starting my programme now!'

"He'd do five push-ups, sigh, then leave. He would have been incredible if he was serious."

Also among the 'lazy XI' is former Fulham team-mate Dimitar Berbatov.

"If only he ran. Never seen a man get so many massages in my life," Hangeland added.

"Whenever we were in the gym, Berbatov was getting a massage.

"I knew the guy who gave him the massages. Usually at the end of the season, the players would give all the physios a gift.

"But he'd massage Berbatov for hundreds of hours during the season and he would get nothing."

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