Former United goal keeper Victor Valdes has revealed his frustration during his days at Old Trafford.
Victor Valdes had a torrid time at the Old Trafford after a bust-up with ex-boss Louis Van Gaal who then refused to play him due to their strained relationship.
The Spaniard who has now left Manchester United to join Middlesbrough insisted Van Gaal still remains a father-figure to him despite the differences between them.
Victor Valdes revealed: “I feel like a professional footballer again after all those hard days in Manchester. It’s difficult to explain, but it was hard being alone. Sometimes at United I thought ‘I don’t need this’, but I am a fighter and a professional.
“I don’t have any bad words for Van Gaal or Manchester United. They helped me through my injury and the manager gave me my chance as a footballer at Barcelona and then again at United.
“He’s like a father figure to me. I don’t want to remember the last six months in a bad way – for me he is in the top. We are still friends and there is no problem between us.
“I want to say in a public way thank you to the U21 coach Alan Fettis – without him I may have given up football. He made me keep going and stopped me when I was thinking about bringing my career to an end.”
The former Barca goalie made his official debut for Middlesbrough last weekend in a 1-1 draw to Stoke City.
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