Rayo Vallecano attacker Bebe is adamant he had the talent to make it with Manchester United.

Bebe felt he wasn't ready when signing for United under Sir Alex Ferguson.

He recalled on ESPN: "If I knew then what I know now, I'd have been [at United] for many more years.

"I'd sleep more. I wouldn't do so many crazy things. When I had a day off, I used to take a plane to Portugal.

"[Today] I'd look after myself more as a professional, look after my body, focus on football. I was there [at United], but in my head, I was on holiday with my friends.

"But I don't regret it. You have to think, I went from having nothing, in an orphanage, to a place with the biggest stars in the world. They were the best team around at that moment.

"I think it's normal that a 20-year-old kid gets a bit lost. I didn't have a father. I didn't have my mother or my grandmother to say 'No, don't do that.' It was me, and I did whatever I wanted.

"Wherever I went, I was treated like a king. People gave me things. I could buy whatever I wanted. So I felt like a king… A father can tell you 'You can't do that' or punish you. You need that sometimes. If I'd been living with my grandmother [in Manchester], it might have been different."