Fred - "I am blessed"
The Official Manchester United Podcast
Manchester United
4.8 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 26 April 2023
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
Joining Helen Evans and Sam Homewood today for the latest episode of the UTD Podcast is midfield dynamo Fred, fresh from recently passing the landmark of 200 appearances at the heart of the Manchester United engine room. This is the most appearances from a Brazilian for the Reds and the second most from a South American, behind Antonio Valencia. Football is a high-pressure business, but the effervescent Brazilian tells us how he maintains such a positive outlook on life, always aiming to play the game with a smile on his face.
Fred talks about growing up in Belo Horizonte and how blessed he feels to be playing for Manchester United, a team that he used to watch on TV as a child. He also shares with us his fascinating experience in Ukraine, playing on the road for Shakhtar Donetsk after the abandonment of their home stadium due to the conflict in the Donbass region of Ukraine.
The midfielder tells us how his move to United happened, and which game is his favourite in the famous red shirt. The conversation also takes an unexpected turn when Fred expresses his love for superhero movies and UK tourism! The UTD Podcast really is the best way to get to know people who make the football club so special.
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| 0:00.0 | Chanchot, Fernandez, Fred, water start to the second half. Fred, levels it all up. |
| 0:12.0 | There it is, every and Fred scores, and Manchester United now safely through. Fantastic. |
| 0:26.0 | Brazilian brilliance from Fred. |
| 0:29.0 | Hello and welcome back to another Manchester United podcast. I'm Helen. |
| 0:34.0 | We don't have David May. No, we do have Sam though. Introduce yourself Sam. |
| 0:38.0 | I'm Sam. I'm here. No David May. No David May. |
| 0:41.0 | Which is Sam. He's gone to Norway. That's nice isn't it? |
| 0:44.0 | Lobs the travelling doesn't it? Even in retirement. He's got a jet set up. |
| 0:48.0 | He actually was in Norway just a couple of weeks ago. He's a very glamorous man isn't it? |
| 0:53.0 | That might be the first time someone said that about me. |
| 0:56.0 | I think Sam. Yeah, very good. I think I have shrunk this jumper. |
| 1:01.0 | I don't think it fits right. Okay. It's not great for a podcast because everyone's listening. |
| 1:05.0 | Thank you for that information. Apart from that, great. How are you? |
| 1:08.0 | Yes, I'm good. Thank you. How was your trip here? |
| 1:10.0 | It was pleasant. We're at Carrington. We're in not the most glamorous women Carrington, |
| 1:16.0 | but it still looks like to be here. With me that look good. |
| 1:18.0 | Yeah, it does. Yeah, the camera goes work very hard. We've got some nice shirts up. |
| 1:22.0 | Makes it feel special. We are right next to the first team players Jim. |
| 1:26.0 | So you also might hear some music because it's pretty loud. It's pumping. It's a gym. |
| 1:30.0 | I guess we might hear some grunts, some equipment. |
| 1:34.0 | Are there gym noises? Wates, clashing. Those ropes. You know those ropes. |
| 1:38.0 | Do you ever done those ropes? Yeah, I know I saw someone doing it. I've never done those ropes. |
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