Nani: This Season Has Been My Best At Manchester United

The 24-year-old has put in strong performances throughout the campaign, scoring nine goals and providing 11 assists in 22 appearances in the Premier League.

But the former Sporting midfielder insists that the yardstick he will use to judge his contributions will be the number of trophies that the Old Trafford outfit win this campaign.

“It’s my best season at United, but the most important thing is to win the trophies with the team,” said Nani, according to The Mirror.

“When I have won the trophies, I will look back at how I have contributed.”

The current season marks a dramatic turnaround in the career of the Portuguese player, who was a Red Devils outcast less than two years ago.

“I always tell everyone I have ambition and it is not easy to give up on Manchester United,” he said. “But at the same time you come to Manchester United to play. I am feeling so good with the team now and I have been doing so well, but I know I can do much more.

“That is why I’m training hard every day and staying fit for every game. It’s good to have so many goals and assists.

“And it’s so good to know that when you are on the pitch your confidence is so high you want the ball all the time, because everything is going so well.

“It’s good that people are looking to me because this is my life – I do everything for the football and I want to get even better.”

He added: “I just want to be Nani, a good player. People enjoy seeing me play.”

Nani, who currently stands 29th in the Castrol Rankings, remains unwilling to compare himself to his Portugal and former United team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo, who left the Red Devils to join Real Madrid in 2009.

“Ronaldo calls me to wish me good luck and tells me how well I am doing,” Nani said. “We are good friends.

“But I don’t compare myself to Ronaldo or anyone else. I just think about myself, the club and what I can do for them.”

Sir Alex Ferguson’s charges also have a series of important games coming up during the coming weeks, with away days at Wigan Athletic, Chelsea and Liverpool in the league, followed by an FA Cup game against either Arsenal or Leyton Orient. And the players will then have to shift their attention from the domestic to the European stage, with the reverse leg against Marseille scheduled to take place on March 15.

“We have some massive games coming up,” Nani said. “The next few weeks are going to be very important for us.

“We are focused on winning every game because we know the results in the next few matches could be decisive.”