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Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson has expressed his delight at the way in which Nani has settled into his life at Old Trafford.
The 20-year-old arrived in Manchester as a hot prospect, not expected to play a major role in the season.
However to date the Portuguese winger has played in 11 of United’s opening 13 fixtures this season
“There's tremendous potential in the boy,” Ferguson told the club’s official website. “We’re really quite bullish about him.”
It was initially anticipated that Nani would be used in order to give veteran Ryan Giggs a rest, however the youngster is staking a claim for a first team place.
“Our long-term view was that he'd come in for Giggs now and again," continued Ferguson. "But he's played quite a few times already and what we've seen so far are things that you only pick up after the player joins. He’s quicker than I thought – very, very quick, in fact. He’s also a marvelous crosser of the ball.
"He’ll settle in more as he learns the language. He's keen, and he’s doing all right with his English. There’s great potential there, and he’s only 20, so he's only going to get better."
The 20-year-old arrived in Manchester as a hot prospect, not expected to play a major role in the season.
However to date the Portuguese winger has played in 11 of United’s opening 13 fixtures this season
“There's tremendous potential in the boy,” Ferguson told the club’s official website. “We’re really quite bullish about him.”
It was initially anticipated that Nani would be used in order to give veteran Ryan Giggs a rest, however the youngster is staking a claim for a first team place.
“Our long-term view was that he'd come in for Giggs now and again," continued Ferguson. "But he's played quite a few times already and what we've seen so far are things that you only pick up after the player joins. He’s quicker than I thought – very, very quick, in fact. He’s also a marvelous crosser of the ball.
"He’ll settle in more as he learns the language. He's keen, and he’s doing all right with his English. There’s great potential there, and he’s only 20, so he's only going to get better."