10 footballers who were greatly hyped but never lived up to the expectations

Anderson during his time at Manchester United
Anderson during his time at Manchester United

#3 Anderson Luís de Abreu Oliveira

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More commonly known as just Anderson, the Brazilian was touted to be the ‘next Ronaldinho’ ahead of his move to Manchester United. The midfielder was scouted heavily while he was at Porto by Sir Alex Ferguson and his brother Martin Ferguson, who said “Alex, he's better than Rooney”.

After winning the double in his first season with Manchester United, the left-footed midfielder never managed to play a string of games in the row – either due to injury or weight issues.

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He struggled for chances after Ferguson left the club, and was eventually allowed to leave on a free to Internacional.

“Anderson-son-son, He's better than Kleberson, Anderson-son-son. He's our midfield magician, On the left, on the right to the samba beat tonight, he is class with a brass, and he sh**s on Fabregas!”

Not quite.

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