Fred says a more stable home life has underpinned his superb second season with Manchester United. United signed the midfielder for £52million from Shakhtar Donetsk in 2018 but Fred endured a difficult first season in England amid the sacking of Jose Mourinho, and went 53 days without playing under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
Fred, 27, was granted permission to skip United's warm weather training trip to Dubai in January 2019 since his wife, Monique, was about to give birth to their firstborn son, Benjamin.
The Brazilian also missed two weeks of pre-season in July to get married in his home city of Belo Horizonte. The MEN reported in September Fred and his camp viewed his first year in England as one of 'adaptation' after five years in the
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