Nani lifts lid on United: Portugal star says Fergie has dented his confidence

Published: 12 Nov 2009 - 09:02:47

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Nani lifts lid on United: Portugal star says Fergie has dented his confidence

Manchester United winger Nani has given an insight to life under Sir Alex Ferguson and admitted he is finding it hard to make progress at Old Trafford. Nani, 22, currently on international duty with Portugal, has seen his first-team opportunities limited this season, despite the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo, and says his confidence has suffered as a result. Nani has this season had to settle for a place on the substitutes'bench for key league games against Liverpool, Tottenham and derbyrivals Manchester City, while he was not included in the match-daysquad for the weekend defeat at Chelsea. Crunch time: Nani admits he is struggling with confidence at Old Trafford And while Nani admits he has not yet lived up to expectations sincehis £16.5million move from Sporting Lisbon in July 2007, he believeshis United career has been undermined by unfulfilled promises. Speaking to a Portuguese newspaper, Nani said: 'People expect morefrom me and it is not easy. I could be doing better, scoring more. Butjust think, I had a huge game today, but the next one, I'm not evensure that I will play. Such a situation breaks the confidence. 'I did not play the important matches, against Liverpool, ManchesterCity or Tottenham. Not playing these games, I am a bit sad. But fornow I am not considering leaving.' Nani also revealed that he had been on the end of Ferguson's infamous 'hairdryer treatment' on several occasions and admitted the manager's aggressive approach on the training field still shocked him. 'He is a very complicated guy,' said Nani. 'he's tough. If things are OK, he will be OK, but if there is anything he believes to be wrong, you are screwed. He can go from complimenting you to just plain trashing in a couple of minutes. Has it happened to me? Hell, yes. He'll say "Nani, how could you miss this or this?" 'And it is always with **** this and **** that. No one is safe on the pitch. Even Ryan Giggs and Gary Neville get it, but it takes longer with them because they are more experienced.' CRISTIANO RONALDO SPECIAL: Who is my toughest opponent? It has to be AshleyChelsea, United and Manchester City told: Come and get Ajax striker Luis SuarezMANCHESTER UNITED FC