An entry 'terrifying' with a happy ending

* Rodrigo, 19, ended up in hospital his first game as owner with the United

* Ferguson decided not to assign this season even though it is not lacking in midfield

* Despite the tough action Pogatetz, expelled, his leg did not suffer fractures

"midfielder Rodrigo is a tall, elegant, it fits with the idea we have of modern footballer," explained in its report on the quarry manager of Manchester United, Brian McClair. He was referring to Rodrigo Possebon, 19, signed last January from Internacional of Porto Alegre by some 350,000 euros, a new jewel to be discovered that on Tuesday for the first time set foot on the turf of Old Trafford as the holder to participate in the triumph of his team against Middlesbrough (3-1) in the Carling Cup.

"Considering that an acquisition of the future, I think it will stay with us all season. Then, depending on their performance, could be assigned to a team in the Premier League," added the text of McClair. If it is really good, become part of the template of the first team and this could result in future sales of Darren Fletcher and Michael Carrick. "Possebon And because he stayed in summer, Alex Ferguson spoke:" The guy deserves a chance ". And in the effort to not disappoint his head, appeared Emanuel Pogatetz, captain of the 'Boro', and gave the 'welcome'.

No one was left without a cue stick on the leg of the Brazilian. Expelled the aggressor, Rodrigo was taken to hospital, where he spent the night and found, to their fate, the absence of fractures. "We can confirm that Possebon has not broken his right leg," said United in a statement. "The footballer spent the night under observation to see if any of the ligaments in his knee had been damaged."

Ferguson described the entry as one of the worst insults he has seen on a playing field. "It paints a very bad," said the coach of the 'red devils' after reviewing your player. "It was his first game since the beginning and injured in this way is horrible." He added: "It was a terrifying entry. I repeat once and I did not want to do it again."

Ferguson had dealt with the technical Middlesbrough, Gareth Southgate and his assistant, Colin Cooper. "At least, Southgate apologized at the end of the meeting. He does he realized the seriousness of the matter. I think that 10 minutes later, people still believed in that post."

With EU passport thanks to the Italian ancestry of his father, Rodrigo has not experienced problems of adaptation. He speaks English fluently and is, according McClair, "stable and very cerebral. We are delighted to have him." And he delighted in Manchester. At last he played alongside Cristiano Ronaldo. The Portuguese, with no discomfort in his ankle surgery, scored the first of three goals from his team.

Photo; Pogatetz moment that makes the entry on Rodrigo.