Last summer, Fred was one of the names that MU liquidated because he was no longer in coach Ten Hag’s plans . But that opened up a new chapter for the former Red Devils midfielder in his career at Fenerbahce Club.

According to Sky Sports analyst Statman Dave, Fred is the Turkish team’s most successful signing to date. The proof is that he helped this club win 100% every time he appeared in the starting lineup.

This includes 11 Turkish Suρer Lig matches, 3 Europa Conference League matches and 2 Europa Conference League qualifying matches. Currently, Fred and his new team, Fenerbahce, are at the top of the domestic league and have reached the 1/8 round in the European arena by finishing first in the Conference League group.

Fenerbahce has achieved an absolute win rate this season every time Fred is in the starting lineup (photo: Getty)

Meanwhile, on the MU side, Fred’s old club is going through a long crisis since the beginning of the season when it is ranked 6th in the Premier League, eliminated from the Carabao Cup and Champions League. They even did not have a chance to play in the Europa League due to finishing at the bottom of the group stage.

That partly shows that the pressure and expectations at MU are extremely great. Just because a player doesn’t play well at MU doesn’t meаn that player is bad. The main proof is Fred at Fenerbahce, Andreas Pereira at Fulham or Lukaku, Alexis Sanchez at Inter and Chris Smalling at Roma.

Fred joined Manchester United from Shakhtar Donetsk in 2018 for a then-huge fee of £52 million. However, he never met the club’s expectations of a blockbuster contract at Old Trafford and had to leave in the summer of 2023 after 5 years with him.