The Japanese midfielder made his debut for the English Premier League giants yesterday after completing a hefty move from Borussia Dortmund earlier this month.
Seen as the creative force needed to elevate Old Trafford back to its former glory, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Shinji-Kagawa-c33364, was being pursued by a number of top clubs, before Manchester United came knocking.
Sir http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alex-c4752 Ferguson is a known admirer of the playmaker’s abilities and finally secured his services after the Bundesliga side agreed to let him go.
Although supremely talented, Kagawa has kept a low profile in Europe and is well suited for life at the biggest club in the world. His exemplary demeanour both on and off the pitch should also go down well with the Scottish tactician, who included him in the tour squad for http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/South-Africa-c757.
The former Cerezo Osaka man arrived in Durban flanked by fans and was also in the match day line-up against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Federico-Macheda-c13475, but the supporters finally got what they were looking for when Kagawa took to the pitch.
However he was given very short time to make his mark and Ferguson claimed that although he had intended to send the player on earlier, the ball refused to go out for ten minutes or so, delaying the substitution.
"He must have been standing on the touchline for 10 minutes. The ball never seemed to go out when we wanted it to. But I think he'll probably start on Saturday [against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ajax-Cape-Town-c38250],” the coach said.
Kagawa also spoke to the media last night and claimed that while he was an official United player, he was yet to display his qualities on the field.
"I've joined the club but haven't shown my potential yet. So this is my first mission and I hope I can show all the supporters what I'm able to do,” the talented attacker was quoted as saying.
The Reds are currently in South Africa for pre-season training but will be leaving for Shanghai soon, before returning to Europe for some friendly games against Valerenga and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604.
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