Former Manchester United winger Nani is fondly recalled at Old Trafford for his impressive talent and successful time at the club, along with a famous incident involving Ryan Giggs and an angry Sir Alex Ferguson. Although many United players experienced significant success under Ferguson, they all understood that the worst mistake they could make was to lose Ferguson’s favor. Nani, who has recently announced his retirement after 25 years in football, confessed that he often felt uncomfortable around Ferguson and tried his best to avoid the notorious ‘hairdryer’ treatment. However, despite his efforts, the former Sporting CP winger ended up facing his manager’s wrath after missing a penalty against Fulham in 2010. To make things even worse, it was a penalty he shouldn’t have attempted at all, as former Wales captain Giggs was the designated penalty taker. READ MORE: I witnessed Ashworth being escorted out of Old Trafford after leaving United. EXCLUSIVE: Ashworth advocated for Southgate during the Amorim negotiations. The Portuguese star admitted that he criticized Giggs publicly in the dressing room after the match to protect his own reputation. However, this approach was not favored by Ferguson, as reported by the Mirror. “[Ferguson] lived next door to me, and we would often take the train to London together,” Nani said on the UTD Podcast in 2020. His wife or family would often drop him off at the train station, so when he returned, he had no driver to pick him up. He was searching for someone nearby who could give him a ride. So I said, ‘Alright boss, I’ll drive you home!’
