Fulham star Andreas Pereira has opened up about leaving Manchester United and joining the London club.

Pereira was a regular at United for a time under boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

However, the arrival of Bruno Fernandes pushed him out of the team, and he eventually joined the Cottagers this past summer.

Per The Sun, Pereira said: “A player needs confidence. It's difficult when a club buys so many players and, coming from the youth team, maybe you don't get so much appreciation — that's what I felt.

“So at Fulham, I wanted to prove a point that I can play every week at the highest level and make a difference."

He added of a good 2019-2020 at United: “Yes but then Covid came.

“It was an up and down season, I played a lot out of position on the left or right wing so I didn't get five or six games in my best position and the confidence to take that position — that is what Marco has given me here.

“I knew I needed to move permanently last summer, to start from scratch and build something.

“When Marco [Silva - Fulham boss] called me, he said it was 'a great opportunity for you to show people who you really are'."

Pereira finished on the current Fulham team: “We all know we have unbelievable quality. The manager put us together and believed in us.

“This is the most important thing. The confidence he gives to me is out of this world.

“That's why everyone is playing so well. Sometimes that's all that a player needs. I was needing this a bit more at United.

“I've never had a coach who explains every single thing that can happen on the pitch. I love working for him."