I didn't speak to Erik ten Hag at all at Manchester United because I was so desperate to leave

Former Manchester United star Andreas Pereira says he did not speak to Erik ten Hag before his exit from the club.

Pereira completed a deal worth £8 million plus £2m in add-ons in the summer of 2022 to leave United to join Fulham. The deal also saw the Reds include a 20 per cent sell-on clause for any future sale, having agreed a four-year contract to move to Craven Cottage.

The 28-year-old had spent a decade at Old Trafford, having joined the club as a teenager back in 2012 from PSV Eindhoven. Pereira finished his United career with four goals in 75 appearances, having spent the season before his exit on loan in Brazil with Flamengo.

Now Pereira has established himself as a Premier League regular at Fulham under manager Marco Silva. The versatile midfielder was one of the first players sold by United after Ten Hag was appointed as manager in 2022.

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Pereira knew Ten Hag from his time as a player in the Netherlands. The former United star explained last year why he did not speak to Ten Hag as he pushed for a permanent move away from Old Trafford.

"I didn't speak with Ten Hag," Pereira told ESPN in March 2023. "I know him because I worked with him at PSV but I was determined in my head and maybe if I spoke with the manager again I would stay.

"In my head I was thinking 'I need to go, I need to feel confident and play' and that's what I did.

"At United I had a lot of memories; good memories, bad memories. It's been 10 years at the club. I arrived when I was 16 so, you know, a young boy. It was an amazing ride but I got to the stage