LET'S GET PHYSICAL

Last updated : 27 March 2005 By Editor

"Football in this country is more physical than it is in Portugal.

"But now I’m in my second season at the club I know the way things are. I’ve adapted and I’m a superior player to when I arrived.

"I think you have to develop each year and being at a big club like Manchester United you are always learning things. That’s what I’m trying to do. I’m integrated into the English style of play and I think things will continue to improve naturally.

"Perhaps it is true if the manager says I’m a better player this season because I don’t play act as much."
"This year my ambition is to win something, whether it be the Premiership of the FA Cup. We could win both but the FA Cup is more likely.

"United will continue to take on all teams in the coming years.

"That is because we are an elite club and a great club. I believe in the group of players we have here."