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Sports News of Wednesday, 6 May 2020

Source: www.mynigeria.com

I chose Mourinho over Guardiola because he is a great manager - Fred

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Brazillian midfielder Fred has revealed the real reason he signed for Manchester United despite keen interest from rivals Manchester City.

Fred revealed that he was happy having Pep Guardiola and Jose Mourinho fighting over his signature but joined the Red Devils because the ex-Chelsea man is a great manager.

Asked about the Spaniard's interest, Fred replied: "Yes, I was obviously very happy with the interest of some of the best managers in the world.

"Guardiola is a great manager, but I chose to join another great manager, Mourinho, at United.

"It was a contest between two great managers and I could only be delighted with that. It was very important for me, as it would have been for any player. It was something that made me really happy."[Tribal Football]

Mourinho's United battled Guardiola's Manchester City to sign Fred in the summer of 2018 before the highly-rated Brazilian chose Old Trafford, joining from Shakhtar Donetsk for £52m. [Sky Sports]

Fred who struggled during his first year at Old Trafford under Jose has since found his form recently after Ole Gunnar SOlksjaer took over.