Fred paid tribute to Erik ten Hag and Sir Alex Ferguson after Manchester United defeated Newcastle to win the Carabao Cup at the weekend.
The Brazilian midfielder started the final and goals from Casemiro and Marcus Rashford earned United a 2-0 victory underneath the Wembley arch.
United's victory brought to an end the club's six-year wait for a trophy, and also secured manager Ten Hag a piece of silverware at the first time of asking. Read next: Ten Hag praises four players who helped end trophy drought Fred spoke glowingly of his manager and the key role he has played at the club since taking over last summer. "Erik is a great manager," Fred said. "He came to help and all of us embrace his ideas.
He's strict with details like punctuality, eating, sleep. "On the pitch, tactically, everyone is seeing now what he is capable of.