One of Anderson's former teammates has revealed how things that happened in the Brazilian's personal life changed him as a footballer and as a person, and prevented him from realising his full potential at Manchester United.
Anderson arrived at United from Porto for big money in 2007, with Nani, Carlos Tevez and Owen Hargreaves also moving to Old Trafford that summer.
Anderson made more league appearances in his first season at United than he did in any subsequent campaign, and also helped the club win the Champions League in 2008, scoring a penalty in the shoot-out win over Chelsea in Moscow.
However, Anderson's star faded in the years that followed and he made just 10 appearances for the club after Sir Alex Ferguson retired before
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