Former Manchester United midfielder Nani said Portuguese countryman Cristiano Ronaldo played a key role in helping him settle into life in England.
The 29-year-old, who is now playing in Turkey for Fenerbahce, joined United from Sporting Lisbon for a fee of around €25million in July 2007.
And Ronaldo, who had already been at the club for four years, welcomed the new recruit into the house he shared with another big-money, Portuguese-speaking import - Anderson.
"I lived in his house to begin with – me, Ronaldo and Anderson," said Nani.
"That was very important for us, because we were so young and he [Ronaldo] had all the experience.
"He knew how to deal with everything [in England]; the streets, the cameras, the driving rules, because it's so different in England compared with Portugal.
"He helped a lot and gave me a lot of advice in training.
"He was very important and I was so happy about that; to have a team-mate from my own country who gave us that little bit of help to make us that little bit more confident."
"When you are on the bench you dream [about getting] on the pitch because it's a final," he said. "It's the biggest moment.
"And then I had this opportunity.
"I came on in extra time and then scored a penalty and I'm so happy to know I was part of that success and that story of a big club.
"It was a great experience."
