Former Manchester United twins Fabio and Rafael da Silva have named their favourite current players at the club, as they tipped one to achieve an impressive milestone.<\/p>\n
United tenures<\/p>\n
The Da Silva twins joined United as teenagers in January 2008 from Fluminense, having drawn the attention of the club\u2019s scouts during a youth tournament in Hong Kong.<\/p>\n
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The legendary Sir Alex Ferguson integrated the two full-backs into the first team set-up and they promptly adapted to the intensity and physicality of the Premier League. Rafael<\/a> made his Premier League debut as a substitute in August. He grabbed his first goal for the club with a consolation effort against Arsenal.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Fabio debuted around the same time as his brother but featured less so, due to injuries and competition from Patrice Evra.<\/p>\n The pair became cult heroes at United, making a combined 226 appearances. Rafael left United in 2015 for Lyon. Fabio moved to Cardiff City in 2014 after a QPR loan stint.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n The Da Silva twins spoke to club media<\/a> and were asked to name their current favourite United players.<\/p>\n Da Silva twins\u2019 remarks<\/p>\n Rafael answered, \u201cI think it\u2019s easy. For me, it\u2019s Bruno Fernandes by far, I just love him. He\u2019s going to do it [get the Premier League assists record].\u201d<\/p>\n Fernandes is of course just three assists away from the Premier League assists record (20), which is jointly held by Kevin De Bruyne and Thierry Henry.<\/p>\n Fabio said, \u201cI like the Brazilian boys. I like Casemiro and I like [Matheus] Cunha. I think Cunha has a strong mentality for the game, I really like [him].\u201d<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Rafael and Fabio spoke proudly of paving the way for fellow Brazilians<\/a> to come in and play for United.<\/p>\n Fabio explained, \u201cEvery time you have a Brazilian there, I love it. I love to watch the Brazilians because I watch Manchester United, so to watch Brazilians there makes me happy. It makes me think about the past as well, when we played there. I always want [to see] Brazilian players.\u201d<\/p>\n Rafael added, \u201cThe good thing was, after us, Ando [Anderson], me, my brother, Rodrigo, other players\u2026 [previously] we didn\u2019t have a lot of Brazilians in Manchester United. Now you just keep it [going]. After us, there\u2019s a lot of Brazilian players.\u201d<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n United note that Fabio and Rafael will attend United\u2019s home meeting with Liverpool on 3 May.<\/p>\n