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Fabio da Silva: My approach at Man Utd was wrong

Former Manchester United defender Fabio da Silva regrets his attitude during his time with the club.

Fabio, now 30, is playing in France with Nantes.

"I think I was very young. Very immature," Fabio told Talk Of The Devils when asked if there's anything he regrets from his time at Old Trafford.

"I think I couldn't do much more than I did, honestly. I was very… I was like: 'I see Man United, Rooney, Giggs, Scholes' and I don't think I played football as I knew it, how I played best. I just [thought] about how Man United was a fantastic club but I forgot sometimes about me and 'let's go, let's play and you are a big player as well and just do it.'

"This is my regret. I should say, 'I'm a big player'. I'm too nice sometimes, you have to be a little bit, not arrogant because I can't, I can't be arrogant, I've got to smile to everyone!

"But when I play football maybe say 'no, no, I'm one of the best left-backs in the world, let's do it'. More of this. I think I miss a lot of this myself. This is what I think."

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