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Nani Aims for the Top

While he will not allow it to supersede United's collective goals, Nani has set his sights on becoming the world's best player.

Four years since arriving at Old Trafford as a rough diamond, the Portuguese winger has steadily harnessed his abilities and is now one of the deadliest attacking weapons in Sir Alex Ferguson's armoury.

Crowned players' player of the year by his Reds team-mates last season, the 24-year-old - who has three goals in the opening four games of this term - is intent on continuing his upward trend.

"That’s one dream I’ve got: to be the best in the world," Nani told Inside United. "But I don’t let it frustrate me. I’m not like: 'I have to be the best in the world', because I have other priorities like winning trophies with the team.

"Hopefully, when I have finished playing football, people will say 'Nani was a fantastic player who won a lot of titles and beat records at the club' or something like that.

"I know I have the condition to be among the select best players in the world, but I have to work hard and show that. Sometimes that doesn’t happen, but what I can promise is that as long as I am a football player, I will do my best to try to get there."

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