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Nani opens up on the struggles of playing for a big club like Manchester United

Nani has admitted he almost felt relieved when he left Manchester United because the pressure of playing for the club was so great.

The Portuguese winger spent eight years at Old Trafford between 2007 and 2015 and won 12 major trophies in that time, including four Premier League titles.

Nani was billed as Cristiano Ronaldo mark two when he was first signed, having also been plucked from Sporting Lisbon as an exciting 20-year-old prospect back in 2007.

Nani has opened up on the struggles of playing for as a big a club as Manchester United
Nani was tipped to fill Cristiano Ronaldo's boots but never truly lived up to the billing

The forward was a hit amongst fans but never truly lived up to expectations and struggled to fill the void left by Ronaldo when he moved to Real Madrid in 2009.