Fred

I played for Atletico and Internacional and then moved to Ukraine with Shakhtar Donetsk. My family supported me a lot and I'm very thankful for them.

I used to watch United, Manchester City, Chelsea and Arsenal, when Gilberto Silva used to play there.

I always watched a lot of English football. It has always been really strong.

I don't say that there is a lot of difference between Fred from Shakhtar and Manchester, we are adapting. Here at United, I score a little more, I improved a lot. I think that is the main difference.

In the Premier League it is difficult, the midfield is very congested; there is a lot of pressure and the game is very fast. So it's hard for you to spend a lot of time with the ball; you have to be very fast, you have to think long before the ball reaches you.

When the fixture list is released, while you're on holiday, wherever it is in the world, it reminds you and it makes you hungry to play again.

When people hear a footballer speaking, they can think about it and maybe even reconsider the prejudices they have.

Because I was called a flop ever since I got here, my only intention is to be part of Manchester United's history.

I am the kind of guy who you'll always see smiling. My childhood was like this. I had a lot of fun. We had a bad environment, but we also learned how to cope with it.

We are all friends here at United. But it is good to feel that everyone wants a spot in the starting XI.

I'm really happy to be working with Jose Mourinho. He's a great person and he's always keen to communicate with the squad and help people to be communicative regarding what they're to do on the pitch.

To work with Jose Mourinho, who has won so many trophies in his time as a coach, is an opportunity not to be missed.

For me, Manchester United means greatness.

I managed to do some classes in Ukraine but people there didn't really speak English. They spoke Russian so that's what I learned there.

My family have always supported me to develop my football.

When I was 10 I started playing for Atletico Mineiro and that was the start of my professional career.

My father signed me up for football training when I was only four and my grandfather also used to take me.

Guardiola is a great manager, but I chose to join another great manager, Mourinho, at United.

It's an honour to be on the radar of great European coaches.

I have dreams of playing in major clubs in Europe.

I'm very happy at Shakhtar.

Solskjaer is our teacher and does a good job.

My personal aim is to play a lot of games, put in great performances, do my best to help the team. Not get injured, obviously.

If we don't believe in ourselves, who else will?

For a club like Manchester United, it's not a good season without a title.

My mum left her job to allow me to pursue my dreams, coming along with me. But the person who really inspired me was my grandfather. He'll always have a very special place in my heart.

I'm looking to show the best of my abilities every day and to work to improve, and that means working to play well and put in good performances in the Premier League and with Manchester United to achieve great things and win titles.

Manchester United is a huge club. When I was young, it was a name I used to hear and it was a name I used to see on computer games and I used to play with the team.

It's a huge club with great history and it's a real honour to perform for United.

I feel really grateful to the Man United fans and whenever I'm on the pitch I'll aim to do my best for all the fans to get the win and make them happy.

I'm really happy to have got married and, thanks to Manchester United, I was able to get my whole family together with my wife on the day.

Gilberto is a top guy and his advice means a lot to me. He played in the same position as I do and he won the Premier League, so I look to him for inspiration, I listen to what he has to say and I take on board what he tells me.

Gilberto was a top midfielder who played for Arsenal. But he has a lot of respect for Manchester United, who are obviously a big club here in England. He praised the club a lot and, after he was granted the opportunity to speak to Jose Mourinho and other senior figures at United, we made the decision together for me to come here.

When I got to Ukraine the league was strong.

Son is another guy that I admire a lot.

I really like Kante, I admire him, he's a guy who plays great football.

There are many Brazilians standing out in the Premier League.

We can't choose who we play against.

When you play at a big club, there will always be competition - I'm used to it. It's been like that from day one at United.

I'm very grateful to all my family, especially my mum of course.

My body is my work tool, right?

I don't think anyone likes to draw very much, we will always go in to win.

I know my job is not to score goals, but when I'm scoring goals I'm very happy.

Obviously I'm not happy when I miss the passes so I look to get that right. I work very hard on that.

Passing is one of my main objectives in the game and when I make a lot of passes I'm happy.

Personally, I'm happy how I played in my first 'clasico' against Liverpool.

I like Manchester. My family are here and they like it too.

I know that I have to run all the game and don't stop or I will be useless to the team.

Fonseca allows me to play both offensively and defensively, and my main task is to change the direction of attacking moves.

My wife talks a lot with Fernandinho and Ederson's wives.