Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has performed a U-turn and insists Nani wasn't taking the mick with his ball-juggling against Arsenal earlier this season.

Ferguson recently criticised Nani for juggling the ball on his head during United's 4-0 FA Cup defeat of Arsenal. But last night he said: "I looked at the video of the Arsenal game again after what Arsene Wenger said and I didn't see that Nani was showboating.

"He was getting pressure from his opponent and he kept the ball up. We don't encourage players to humiliate opponents and I don't think we do."