Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer insists Fred is in his plans.
Solskjaer is adamant the midfielder can have a big season ahead.
He said, "Your team will always play better if settled and have a good foundation and not conceding goals.
"Good teams I played in, we always had a strong base, a keeper, settled back line and we hope to provide that for our attackers and midfielders,
"We believe Fred is going to have a big season as well."