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Steven Railston

Fabio da Silva names unsung Manchester United teammate under Sir Alex Ferguson

Fabio da Silva has named Nani as his unsung Manchester United teammate.

Brazilian Fabio arrived at United in 2008 with his twin brother and the pair were thrown into a completely new culture.

Both players spoke Portuguese and struggled to immediately grasp English, but fortunately, United had multiple Portuguese speaking players, including Cristiano Ronaldo, Anderson, Nani and even assistant coach Carlos Queiroz at the club.

Fabio has since revealed Ronaldo played a key role in helping him settle in at United.

However, when recently asked about which teammate during his six years at United actually deserved more praise, the fan favourite was quick to name Nani.

"I think Nani was an incredible player," Fabio da Silva told the United Podcast.

"I think, to be honest, his attitude and the way he was, people didn't really take to him.

"He was an amazing player, technical, he could score, shoot with two feet.

"I would say him, Nani is one guy that could have played longer for United, he played for a long time but."

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