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Former Manchester United defender Rafael Da Silva gave an interview to ESPN Brazil this week.
The discussion started with the match of the Champions League Lyon against Manchester City. The French player having won the first match, the player explained that it was special to beat his former rivals.
"I celebrated because it was a very important win in the first game of the Champions League. It's always important to start a tournament well, "Rafael told ESPN Brasil. It's City, I was a United player and I started young there. I consider myself a child from there because I was born in Manchester and I owe almost everything to United and Fluminense too. My professional career started there and it was great to win.
He also explained that some of his former Manchester United teammates had sent him text messages after the victory.
"They congratulated me for the victory. We have a Whatsapp group and they sent messages. Fletcher sent me a message from the players of whom I continue to be a friend. He is a guy I love and helped me in my stay there. They were very happy for me. Everyone knows that I am a fan of Manchester United and beat Manchester City is always good too. "
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Rafael also spoke a little about his time at Manchester United and explained that the main reason he had left Old Trafford was that his manager, Louis van Gaal, did not really want him at the club.
"I think what weighed for me here is that with Van Gaal, I played very little. I was not going to play with him for a while. It was clear that he would not use me. Sometimes I trained well, but I still did not go to the games. He made it clear that he wanted me to leave. It weighed heavily. Then Lyon is a big club, one of the biggest in France, and has a history with the Brazilians. "
Signed by Manchester United of Fluminense in 2008, Rafael spent seven seasons at Old Trafford, having left the club for Lyon in 2015. In 170 games with the Red Devils, he has won three Premier League titles.
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