Nantes fullback Fabio da Silva has spoken of his relationship with Sir Alex Ferguson at Manchester United.

Fabio has now revealed that Ferguson was worried he and his twin brother, Rafael Da Silva, would play too much football during the off season.

“He was, and he told us, but we always came back fit," he told ESPN when asked about Ferguson.

“We were never fat; we always had the best body fat levels because we played every day at home.

“We never stopped. Our friends are so good at football.

“You don't realise how high the standard is in a Brazilian five-a-side game with friends. Even my fat friends have so much talent."