Thursday 1 October 2015 11:29, UK
Fenerbahce star Nani recalled being hooked at half-time the last time he was at Celtic Park by an irate Sir Alex Ferguson.
The 28-year-old Portugal forward was just over a year into his Manchester United career when the Old Trafford side travelled to Scotland in November 2008 for their Champions League group game against the Hoops.
Nani struggled to cope with the physicality of a passionate first half which saw Scott McDonald give the home side the lead and he felt the wrath of the United boss at the break before being replaced by Dimitar Berbatov, with the visitors scoring a late equaliser through Ryan Giggs.
Ahead of Thursday's Europa League clash with Celtic, where the Turkish side look to get back on track after losing their Group A opener 3-1 to Norwegian side Molde, the former Sporting Lisbon player recalled Ferguson's frustration.
"I remember when I played my first game here, it was a little bit hard," Nani said.
"I was too young and the manager was shouting to me every time to be more strong because they were tackling a lot but this is part of the game.
"I have learned a lot and we have to be strong on the pitch. We can expect it to be a little bit of a physical game.
"Some tackles tomorrow is no problem, the most important thing is that no one goes off injured. Celtic is a team who likes to attack when they play at home.
"They have a very strong mentality from the first minute to the last minute, like in England, so we have to be prepared to play for 90 minutes plus a few more on the same level.
"It is important to start winning in this competition. We had a bad result in the last game but we have to focus on the next task and try to win the game."
People like to sell newspapers and make a noise about it but these kinds of things are small things and we solve it really fast
Fenerbahce's Portuguese coach Vitor Pereira talked around reported friction between him and another of his summer signings, Robin van Persie, who has started as substitute this season too often for his liking.
The Dutchman came off the bench to score in the Turkish side's last two matches, a 2-1 home win over Bursaspor and a 3-2 away defeat by Besiktas.
Speaking through an interpreter, Pereira said: "Nani is here with me and there are another 18 players who came to Scotland.
"In total I have 25 players and football is a team game and we play as a team. But many times you need these kinds of tensions to win games. If everything is peaceful and calm all the time, you can't win the games.
"But I understand, people like to sell newspapers and make a noise about it but these kinds of things are small things and we solve it really fast."
