Former United winger Nani has revealed he thought some of his new teammates, when he first arrived at OLd Trafford, didn’t like him – because he didn’t understand them.

The Portuguese then explained why he respected them so much, as he became an important member of Sir Alex Ferguson’s United side.

This is what Nani said on the UTD Podcast: “It was so important for me to have Giggs, Scholes, Rio Ferdinand, because they were there every time, pushing me and saying things to me. I was not understanding what they were doing. I thought they didn’t like me.

“They would just, every time, go mad at me because things didn’t go well but they saw a lot of potential in me in training and were believing a lot in me. After two or three years, I started realising a lot. It’s one thing to listen but you try to do what they say.

“Like I said, we fought, we disagreed on the field but it was the strongest team I’ve been in. We knew the times to play together, to respect each other. When we had to enjoy it together as well.”

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