Manchester United midfielder Fred wants to continue his good run for manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
The Brazilian had very limited game time since his £52m arrival from Shakhtar Donetsk. He was very keen to make an impact at the Old Trafford but couldn’t make it as Solskjaer mostly preferred Nemanja Matic, Ander Herrera and Paul Pogba in the middle of the pitch.
But an injury to Matic and Herrera opened the door for him and the midfielder embraced it with both hands giving a memorable performance in United’s brilliant 3-1 win over Paris Saint Germain.
The 25 year old was one of the best players on the pitch in Paris and even the manager heaped praises on him after the match. Fred said, “Of course, things have been difficult for me.
“I have been out of the team and that has been frustrating, but I have never let that get me down and have never let my head go down.
“I have trained hard, worked really hard and I knew that my time would come. Wednesday night really represented a good and important [moment] for me to be my best for Professor Ole.
“Ole, Michael Carrick and the coaching team had been talking to me, helping me to prepare for this moment.
“Yes, I believe that on Wednesday, when I came off the pitch, I felt that this was a turning point for me and an important moment.
“At the same time, I need to keep my feet on the ground. I have still got a lot of hard work to put in, we haven’t won anything yet. I need to continue working hard.
“We, as a team, need to continue working hard so that we can put Manchester United back on top where we belong.”
