Nani admits he made contact with former Manchester United teammate Cristiano Ronaldo after his two-goal performance against Newcastle United.
Nani is now playing in the USA as captain of Orlando City.
He revealed: “I congratulated him by text message because he must be congratulated, since he is still a champion, despite everything he has achieved, the player he has become and the name he has. Despite all that he has done in football, he never ceases to impress, to run behind, to make people talk and to continue to prove himself.
"I think he will do very well together with Bruno Fernandes, (Paul) Pogba and all those stars who play for Manchester United. They will help him because he needed a team that could also, at this point in his career, give him a push in another direction.
"He will need energy behind him to cover him at certain moments, to defend him and to help him get the ball closer to the goal because, in those moments, he is deadly."
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