7 Former Manchester United stars who are still playing

#6 Anderson

Anderson joined Manchester United from Porto on May 2007, however, he could never live up to the expectations surrounding his transfer. He spent seven and a half years at Old Trafford, which included a loan spell at Florentina in the 2013/14 season, before he joined Internacional on a free transfer in January 2015.

Anderson played 181 games for United, scoring just 9 goals. He did, however, win four Premier Leagues, two FA Community Shields, one League Cup, one Champions League and one FIFA Club World Cup during his time at Old Trafford.

At Internacional, Anderson won the Campeonato Gaucho in 2015. He went on to play 88 games and scored 6 goals in total for the Serie A side. However, he could not shine for the club either. In July 2018, Anderson joined the Turkish side Adana Demirspor and that is where he currently plays his football.

For the boy who won the FIFA U-17 World Cup Golden Ball in 2005 and the Golden Boy in 2008, life seems to have caught up fast. Once, one of the most promising youngsters in the world, Anderson’s career has seen a downward slide that is outrightly sad, because he is still just 30 years old.

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