Former Manchester United midfielder Anderson has heaped praise on super agent Jorge Mendes.

Anderson says United and David de Gea owe their union to the Portuguese.

Now with Internacional, Anderson said: “I still watch Manchester. It makes me mad sometimes, but I believe United will come good. They have some great players like [Romelu] Lukaku, [Paul] Pogba and De Gea is amazing. This is why Mendes is so good; he had faith in De Gea when others lost theirs.

“I'm happy for De Gea, a funny guy. I used to ask him to take extra shots and he was happy to stay behind in training with me. He's going to be the best goalkeeper in the world; he probably already is."