Andreas Pereira spent 11 years at Manchester United after being snapped up by the club as a teenager, with the Brazilian opening up on the role Ferguson played in bringing him to Old Trafford.
Former Manchester United starlet Andreas Pereira has shared how his initial encounter with Sir Alex Ferguson left him eager to join the club.
"They sent a scout and said, 'We're interested' and at the time I had a lot of interest from other clubs. But I had always supported United so I was like 'I want to go to United. It was fast," Pereira revealed on Rio Ferdinand's FIVE podcast. "When I went to the training ground, they didn't even say you are going to meet Fergie or anyone. I remember walking in Carrington, and I was like 'I want to come'. It was an amazing complex.
Pereira would go on to spend 11 years at United, though found first-team appearances hard to come by. His final loan move was to Flamengo before he joined Fulham in 2022, though the Brazilian hailed the impact United had on his formative years in the game. "So at 16 years old, I was like just playing with the ball, doing skills and whatever. Then at United, you have to smash people. I called my Dad and said 'I think I've made a mistake'. I spoke with Warren Joyce and he said, 'You have to practice every day'.
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