Manchester United new boy Nani will have some explaining to
do this morning after defying Sir Alex Ferguson's order not to per
form his trademark celebratory somersault. Fergie had banned
£17million signing Nani from indulging in his spectacular
goalscoring celebration on United's preseason tour of the Far East,
for the winger's own safety.
But last night, with Fergie forced to stay at home by wife Cathy
and help her move house, Nani risked a blast of the United
manager's infamous hairdryer treatment by performing his acrobatics
following his stunning goal in United's 3-0 win over
Glentoran.
And after openly defying Fergie when the United boss's back was
turned, Nani, 20, is likely to incur his manager's wrath today when
the pair come face-to-face at the club's Carrington training
ground.
United assistant boss Carlos Queiroz, in charge of the side in
Fergie's absence, said: "It's better for Nani not to celebrate like
that, because there's always a chance of him getting injured. But
that's his way of celebrating."
Nani's controversial goal antics came on a night United fielded two
separate sides, each boasting more than £60m in talent, as the
champions went through their final warm-up games before beginning
the defence of their title.
Fergie, under orders to stay in Manchester, was not present to
watch either of the United sides - at Glentoran or Dunfermline -
but he need not have worried, Nani's acrobatics aside. Both of his
line-ups cruised to easy wins.
