Inside Man Utd star Fred’s lockdown hideaway including stunning beachside views and pool dips with wife and son
MANCHESTER UNITED star Fred is one of the Premier League's stars preparing to return to action as early as next month.
With the top-flight put on hold in March, many players opted to flee England to make the best of their lockdown with some true home comforts.
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Fred, for one, fled to his homeland, Brazil, with his wife Monique Salum and son Benjamin.
Brazilian Monique quickly began uploading snaps from the stunning seaside resort close to Recife, where the family opted to spend the lockdown.
From the pictures, uploaded to Instagram, fans were able to garner an insight into Fred's family life.
And it's fair to say it's pretty easy to see why the £52million buy in 2018 opted to escape Manchester for South America.
In one pic, the sweet family are seen all wearing matching bear pyjamas, with Monique captioning the image: "Bear family! #StayHome".
Another snap shows tropical palm trees swaying in the coastal breeze at sunset on a beach in the stunning seaside city of Recife.
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Monique's Instagram is jam-packed with smiling faces, too - with son Benjamin featuring heavily during the lockdown.
One photo, captioned "my kitten" sees the youngster wearing his mum's pink sunglasses.
Another sees the one-year-old paddling in the pool outside with a bucket in hand, with the caption: "How he's grown! My heart hurts..."
A third has the family wearing matching, patterned purple swimwear, simply captioned: "Family."
Amongst the throwback and flashback images of trips to the Maldives and Dubai, is another snap of Benjamin burying his face in a bunch of red roses on Mother's Day.
Alongside the sweet image, Monique wrote: "Thank you dad and baby for the flowers, you fill my heart with love!"
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But now, Fred is back in Manchester, with the entire United squad tested for coronavirus on Sunday ahead of their scheduled return to training.
All players were ordered to stay away from the Aon Training Complex at Carrington on Monday... with only the club doctor allowed on site.
It's fair to assume Fred and the family are missing Brazil already...