straight to your inbox every day for freeFred has admitted he struggled with being labelled a flop at Manchester United.The midfielder moved to the Reds from Shakhtar Donetsk in 2018 but initially failed to find form as he struggled to adapt to life in the Premier League.
It meant United faced criticism for spending £47m on the Brazil international, with question marks over whether the player would stay at Old Trafford.
Yet his form last season improved significantly and he is now regarded as a key member of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's midfield.The 27-year-old admits the criticism hurt him but it spurred him on to work hard in order to win fans over. "The first season was very difficult, I think many players suffer from it,” Fred told Globo.
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