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Mexican legend Balcazar confident of Man Utd success for grandson Javier

Javier Hernandez's grandfather is confident the Mexican striker will prove his worth at Manchester United.

Tomas Balcazar is a Mexican football legend and thrilled to see his grandson moving to Old Trafford.

He told manutd.com: "He's got a great physique and knows how to use it - what's the point in having really big, strong muscles if it makes you slower? He moves at the speed and with the power that is required in European leagues. I was saying to his dad about three months ago that Chicharito makes some diagonal runs that I've never seen in any Mexican player.

"He makes diagonal runs and he's not bothered if he gets the ball or not because he leaves a team-mate free by taking the markers away.

"He's a very quiet boy. He's 100 per cent professional. He doesn't drink or smoke or stay up to all hours. When he goes over to Manchester, there might be people who try and change him but if they leave him to live like he knows how, he'll be fine. He won't even go out to the cinema sometimes. He prefers to come home after training, eat and then sleep."

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