Nani surprises Sir Alex
Sir Alex Ferguson has been pleasantly surprised by the way Nani has
settled since moving from Sporting Lisbon, and the Reds boss
predicts a bright future ahead for the Portuguese winger.
The 20-year-old has played in 11 of United's opening 13 fixtures in
2007/08, seven of which have been starts.
There's tremendous potential in the boy, he said. Were really
quite bullish about him.
It was initially expected that Nani would be used in a way that
allowed Ryan Giggs regular rests. However, a combination of
injuries and a relatively seamless settling-in period have led to a
more permanent involvement.
Our long-term view was that he'd come in for Giggs now and again,"
said the boss. "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. Hes quicker than I thought very, very quick, in fact.
Hes also a marvellous crosser of the ball.
"Hell settle in more as he learns the language. He's keen, and
hes doing all right with his English. Theres great potential
there, and hes only 20, so he's only going to get better."