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Kagawa: I the position behind the forward in United 

Kagawa: I the position behind the forward in United

6.07.2012

The first new addition of Manchester United Shinji Kagawa said that he would love to play behind the forward position, but at the same time knows that it will not easy to gain a place in the lineup.

The 23-year-old is happy that his transfer saga is finally over. He is aware that competition for the preferred post of light forward at United will be fierce. "I want to play in the hole (behind the attacker ). I feel that, there I can give the best of me. I will work hard to play precisely on this position, "said Kagawa.

"United are one of the biggest clubs in the world, and I got the opportunity to play for them. I carefully considered the whole situation like the fact that they have very wide composition to play attacking football, and I can say that it was not an easy decision, but I was looking for a challenge, "said the attacking midfielder.

"There were negotiations with other clubs but United have asked me first and the more we talked, the more I convinced myself that Manchester is the right place for me. Premier League is the strongest league in the world, there playing teams like Manchester City, Arsenal, Liverpool, Chelsea. Jump is amazing" added the Japanese national.

"In the Bundesliga only the matches against Bayern Munich are close to this level. I believe I can learn a lot if I play regularly in so many derbies in a season, but as we add the Champions League there is no chance not to be excited" ended Kagawa.

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