OMG: See Fred reveals who convinced him to join Manchester United

OMG: See Fred reveals who convinced him to join Manchester United 

Manchester United signing Fred has revealed how Gilberto Silva helped convince him to reject the advances of Manchester City this summer. Fred joined the Red Devils for a fee of around £52million back in June but City had also been circling for some time, with Pep Guardiola an avid admirer of the 25-year-old Brazil international.

 The former Shakhtar Donetsk man made his Premier League debut for United in a 2-1 victory over Leicester on Friday night and impressed in midfield alongside Paul Pogba and Andreas Pereira. However, it appears Fred could have been playing for United’s noisy neighbours this season had it not been for the intervention of his agent, the Arsenal legend Gilberto.

Germany retirement ‘There were options in England and in Europe,’ Fred told ESPN during pre-season. ‘Manchester City, Paris Saint-Germain, but I chose United. I spoke to my agent Gilberto Silva, who played for Arsenal.

The Brazilian made his Premier League debut against Leicester (Picture: Getty) ‘He told me that United was a huge club. I spoke to my family and friends. When I said United, I saw their faces. I’m sure that I made the right choice. ‘I want to play in and win the Premier League, the best league in the world.

‘I had a proposal from China too, but I didn’t want to go there because I wanted to join United.’ Paul Pogba has been impressed with Fred’s start at United (Picture: Getty) Pogba is predicting big things from United’s midfield this term after Fred’s performance versus Leicester.

‘We started OK. I wouldn’t say it was the best game, but obviously it’s normal,’ Pogba told Sky Sports. ‘We just started to play together, we started training together, I can feel he is a very, very good player, I know he will really help us.