CIDDY MADE ME SICK

"It is true my first six months in England were very difficult," he told the official mag.

"I remember my first game against Manchester City - it was the first time in my life I ate at 9am. I had pasta and then went into my room and was sick, it was incredible. I had an upset stomach for a month.

"It wasn't in my routine but now everything is okay. It is the same with the weather; when I see it rain it isn't important to me."

He also told of his first meeting with Ferguson after France had been beaten by Scotland in the recent internationals.

Speaking to MUTV he said: "As soon as I got into the dressing room this week, the boss came in singing 'La Marseillaise'.

"I was talking with Mikael Silvestre before the match and we agreed it would be a difficult game. But Scotland only had three chances and they scored.

"I am just glad not to have seen Darren Fletcher yet because I am sure he will be joking with me as well."