Brazilian midfielder
Anderson Oliveira insists he is happy with life at
Manchester United following a difficult start to the season.
Anderson has had to cope with losing good friends
Ronaldo and Tevez.
It was a disappointing start to the campaign for the midfielder
but after being involved in just one of United's opening four
Premier League games - the shock defeat at Burnley - Anderson is
starting to find his form again.
The 21-year-old added another five appearances to his tally
during September - and also managed to score his first goal for the
Old Trafford outfit against Spurs, over two years after his
£17million arrival from FC Porto.
And the midfielder admits he is enjoying himself again.
"I feel happy here,'' Anderson revealed. "Everybody has times
that are not the best but I am at home here. I have been at
Manchester United for three years. Everyone at the club is nice to
me. It is like a family.''
Anderson suffered more than most in the summer upheaval that
marked the departures of close friends Cristiano Ronaldo and
Carlos Tevez.
He is still in touch with the pair, but feels it is time for
United to look to the future.
"Ronaldo is still a big friend of mine," Anderson said.
"Wherever he and Tevez are, nothing will change. We are great
friends. "They were both very important players for this club.
"However, this often happens in football and the club has to
move on. We still have great players here like Ryan Giggs,
Wayne Rooney and Nani. Now we also have
Antonio Valencia. United must go forward and not get
stuck in the past.''
Sir Alex Ferguson will
certainly be intending for United to go forward this weekend, when
his side entertain Bolton looking for a win after that unexpected
and controversial slip-up against Sunderland a fortnight ago.
Wayne Rooney and Jonny Evans will both be checked after pulling
out of midweek international engagements, while Edwin van der Sar is
expected to earn a recall after breaking his fingers during a
pre-season game in Munich.
As for Anderson, he is just hoping for another opportunity to
add to his scoring tally.
"I should score more goals but the way the team plays it can be
very difficult to get inside the area,'' he said. "Hopefully I will
have more chances in the future and I can score lots more for
Manchester United.''