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Published 16:10 19 Oct 2016 BST
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Considering just how well he's been playing of late, the question remains, what the hell went wrong at Old Trafford? Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand offered his theory to BT Sport:
"I think at Manchester United he always felt there was someone else in front of him," Ferdinand says. "There was a Wayne Rooney, a Robin van Persie - there were strikers that he felt were always going to be number one no matter what he did. So that is a heavy weight on the shoulders of confidence for a player."Ferdinand sees a lot of similarities between Chicharito's case and that of another South American striker who flourished after leaving Manchester - Diego Forlan. The Uruguayan striker scored just 10 league goals over the course of four seasons for United. He went on to find the net 54 times for Villarreal in La Liga over three seasons directly after escaping England.
"I think you saw that before with Diego Forlan at Man United. Everyone knew he was a quality player but he had Ruud van Nistelrooy in front of him. So when he got the opportunity the confidence wasn’t always there. "Yeah, Chicharito scored goals, he put up good numbers, 15-20 goals a season, but as a starter for Man United maybe he didn’t have the impact always. I think that was largely down to not having the confidence supremely from the manager."Catch up with the latest episode of Football Friday Live:
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