Nani out of the picture at Man United as out-of-favour winger is left off calendar for 2013

Manchester United athlete Nani is that the latest star name to be hit by the curse of the Christmas calendar.
For the 26-year-old athlete, who's future at recent Trafford has been solid doubtful by his reluctance to sign a brand new contract, has been not noted of the club's official 2013 calendar.

Manchester United's Players Celebrate their victory against Besiktas

Nani and Scholes celebrate United's 77th-minute winner : Besiktas 0-1 Manchester United

The only way to stop Nani on this occasion was to upend the Portuguese winger.

Nani celebrates rounding off the scoring with a 25-yard free kick in suitably spectacular style

Manchester United Crushes Wigan Athletic

Wayne Rooney scored goals nine minutes apart and Dimitar Berbatov, Nani and Michael Owen also tacked on tallies, powering Manchester Union to a 5-0 win over Wigan Athletic Saturday.

The barrage was a nice answer to MU's stunning 1-0 loss to Burnley earlier in the week, in which the club failed to score on several opportunities.

The teams were about equal on shots, MU had two more at 19-17.

United was sharper with 11 on goal compared to just five for Wigan Athletic.Read more:

Nani of Manchester United in action during the pre-season Audi Cup

Nani of Manchester United in action during the pre-season Audi Cup

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The impressive Nani takes on Bayern's Altintop

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Nani: I Will Improve At Manchester United This Season

Manchester United's Nani is hoping for an improved season, after getting on the scoresheet against Malaysia.

Nani scored the second in a 3-2 win over a Malaysia XI, and after the match, he said that he would improve on his performances during the past two campaigns.

He told MUTV, "I enjoyed it and I hope to do more.

"I think that this season I can do better than the last two seasons. I’m working towards that.

"I am very happy to be here. I have the conditions to score more goals.

"I know that if I work hard every day and every game I can do much better, and I hope to score more goals this season."

After an encouraging start to his United career, Nani saw his opportunities dwindle last season, making just 31 appearances in all competitions.