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Attacking midfielder and only the 2^nd Brazilian to play for United.

Needs to work on his shooting!

On 30 May 2007, the Manchester United website confirmed that the club had agreed in principle to sign Anderson from Porto for an undisclosed fee, reported to be approximately £18 million. On 29 June 2007, he was granted a work permit to play in the United Kingdom, and the move was completed on 2 July, with Anderson signing a five-year contract to become United’s second Brazilian player after the disappointing Kleberson.

Anderson was friends with fellow Portugese-speaking team-mates, Ronaldo and Nani prior to joining the club. He was handed the number 8 shirt previously worn by Wayne Rooney and made his Manchester United debut on 3 August 2007, playing 45 minutes of a pre-season friendly against Doncaster which United won 2-0.

Anderson made his competitive debut for Manchester United against Sunderland on 1 September 2007, before he was substituted at half time.

In the 2008 Champions League Final in Moscow, Anderson was brought on as a substitute in the final minute of extra time to replace Wes Brown, and converted United’s sixth attempt in the penalty shootout.

In the 2009 Carling Cup final against Tottenham, Anderson was brought on in the 56th minute. He went on to score the winning penalty in the penalty shootout, winning his first League Cup.

Anderson scored his first goal for Manchester United in the Audi Cup friendly tournament against Boca Juniors on 29 July 2009. After United were awarded a free kick on the right side of the penalty area, Anderson stepped up and curled the ball into the far top corner of the goal with his left foot. On 12 September 2009, Anderson went on to score his first competitive goal for Manchester United against Tottenham on his 78th appearance for the club (finally!). He latched onto a loose ball at the edge of the area and hammered the ball into the bottom right corner with his left foot, scoring United’s second goal of a 3-1 win at White Hart Lane.

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