MANCHESTER UNITED hero Brian McClair looks unrecognisable having adopted a bushy grey beard to go with his long hair.
McClair joined United in 1987 from Celtic and enjoyed tremendous success during his nine-year stint at Old Trafford as he won three FA Cups, four Premier League titles and the League Cup.
The former striker’s new look has had a mixed reaction with some people claiming he looks like the wizard Gandalf from Lord of the Rings while others feared he’d become homeless.
The ex-Scotland international started growing his facial hair during lockdown as an “experiment” to see how long it could go.
Now the 59-year-old claims he hasn’t shaved his beard because it “annoys” his mother.
McClair told FourFourTwo: “I’m not too sure. I started it off as an experiment during lockdown.
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“I have had it trimmed a few times, but it allows comments like I’m channelling my inner Gandalf, or allows me to reply to suggestions that I might be homeless.
“I think I do it because it annoys my mother…”
McClair has been living a completely different life since retiring in 1998 – and even occasionally goes by a different name.
The Scot has started his own successful podcast, which he calls Life With Brian.
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The ex-Motherwell star added that he now calls himself “Chocrates” because “I’m a philosopher now.”
McClair has changed his name as it sounds like his legendary “Choccy” nickname.
The former forward, who also played as a midfielder, earned that moniker because his name sounds a lot like the famous chocolate eclair.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
