Nani recalls driving Sir Alex Ferguson home after missing penalty against Fulham

Former Manchester United winger Nani enjoyed a decent relationship with club manr Sir Alex Ferguson during his eight-season stay at Old Trafford. duo won several accolades toger including Champions League in 2008. former Man United star recalled an anecdote when legendary manr was upset with him and didn't speak to him. 

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Nani recalls driving Sir Alex Ferguson back home after penalty miss

While speaking on  UTD podcast, Nani recalled time he drove Sir Alex Ferguson back to his home after a game against Fulham in August 2010. 33-year-old revealed that after game against Fulham, he was driving back home when manr was looking for someone who stays close to him to drop him home. Nani urged Ferguson to get in car, which he did. 

Nani went on to reveal that throughout drive back home, Sir Alex Ferguson did t speak a word with winger. Nani had missed a penalty in that game, which left manr visibly frustrated. He revealed that had he scored penalty, score would have been 3-2 in favour of Man United. However, Red Devils were forced to share points with Fulham courtesy of Nani's penalty miss. 

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Nani reveals Sir Alex Ferguson's anger in dressing room 

Nani opened up on dressing room scenes after penalty miss. He recalled that Sir Alex Ferguson questioned his decision to take penalty. manr even lashed out at Ryan Giggs for allowing Nani to take penalty instead of himself. Giggs blamed Portuguese saying that he simply grabbed ball and went up for spot-kick. 

Nani spent a total of eight seasons at Man United before he departed for Portuguese giants Sporting Lisbon on loan in 2015. He mand to make a total of 230 appearances for Old Trafford outfit, while also scoring 40 goals in all. 33-year-old winger won a total of four Premier League titles, along with famous Champions League triumph in his very first season. 

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Why did Nani leave Man United? 

question remains - Why did Nani leave Man United? Portuguese international joined Sporting Lisbon on loan in 2015, despite renewing his contract with club in September 2014. However, injuries posed a threat to his chances of continuing at club. He was subsequently loaned back to his former Portuguese club, with defender Marcos Rojo joining Old Trafford outfit as part of deal. winger claims that he felt relieved after leaving Premier League giants, emphasising pressure at club. 

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