Nani: I cannot replace Ronaldo, but my future is with United

Portuguese winger Nani has spoken of his admiration for Sir Alex Ferguson for the way he has helped him develop this season after an inconsistent start.

After being in and out of the team early in the season and then missing for a while through injury, Nani has found it hard to nail down a first team spot this term.

It hasn’t helped that Summer signing Antonio Valencia had apparently been Ferguson’s first choice for the right wing slot, but after a couple of impressive performances against Hull and Manchester City, Nani has shown that he’s more than capable of fighting for his place in the first team and has thanked the United boss for believing in him.

“Week by week the coach has shown more and more confidence in me and that has really helped,” Nani told The Sun.

“United is not a very easy place to recover your place in the first team because there is such a big squad and I had problems at the start of this season.

“Injuries certainly damaged my performances and it was difficult.

“But Sir Alex was very clear with me – he spoke at length about what he expected and was always very positive.

“He changed my mentality and improved my morale over the past few months and now I think I am getting as much satisfaction from my performances as I ever had.”

“As I’ve said before, I am Nani and not Cristiano Ronaldo. I don’t want comparisons because our style of play is different.”

“My future is at Manchester United. I’ve heard all the rumours but my mission is to stay and help the club win more titles,” he said.

“I had a good game against Hull City. That’s my challenge, to play more, get more minutes.

“I know what the coach expects from me and I’m trying to always offer my maximum level on the field.”

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