“He’s a mixture of a no.6 and a no.8,”

“He can play in both positions and he played in many different roles in his early days, including as a winger. He’s a real box-to-box midfielder and his final pass is really good. The combination with Fred can really help Pogba. With Fred, Pogba can be more free to go forward and help the guys up front, as he likes to do. I’m looking forward to see the combination with Fred, Pogba and Matic, and how Jose is going to use them.”

The 25-year-old completed a transfer from Ukrainian club Shakhtar Donetsk on 21 June and Jose Mourinho has already suggested his presence will vastly improve our midfield in 2018/19.Fred has joined a squad that includes a group of talented central midfield players, including Nemanja Matic, Paul Pogba, Ander Herrera, Scott McTominay and Marouane Fellaini.Silva is of course among a select group of Brazilians who succeeded in the Premier League, after spending six seasons with Arsenal from 2002. The former Gunner is now a successful agent and believes his client Fred will help everybody at United, including two specific players in midfield.Silva said at the weekend.