Reason behind Nani’s resurrection

Nani has revealed that a heart-to-heart talk with manager Sir Alex Ferguson is behind his improved form. The Portugal international has largely disappointed at Old Trafford since his £16m move from Porto two years ago, living largely in Cristaino Ronaldo’s shadow. Recently he has started to win over many fans. "Week by week the coach has shown more confidence in me and that has really helped,” revealed Nani on Friday. "United is not an easy place to recover your first team place because there is such a big squad and I had problems at the start of this season.” But following advice from Fergie he has started to shine. "He changed my mentality and improved my morale over the past few months, but as I've said before, I am Nani and not Cristiano Ronaldo. I don't want comparisons because our style of play is different."