"On this occasion I didn’t watch him," boss Sir Alex Ferguson admitted after signing Bebe. "It is the first time I have done it. Normally I see plenty of video footage but our scouting department is very good and sometimes you have to go on instinct."

In this case, the instinct was definitely wrong as United decided to sign Bebe from Portuguese club Vitoria in 2010 with rumours that and other European clubs were interested.

The attacker had grown up in a homeless shelter after being abandoned by his parents and it was a nice story to see him end up at the Theatre of Dreams.

Bebe made seven appearances in his first season at Old Trafford, scoring in the League Cup and , but it was clear he still needed plenty of development.

He had loan spells at , Rio Ave and Pacos de Ferreira over the next three seasons, but the Red Devils decided to cut their losses and sold the forward to in 2014, with the player becoming something of a punchline since his departure.

The now-29-year-old is currently plying his trade in the Spanish Segunda Division for but has also played in for the Madrid club and .