It was towards the end of the 2010 season where he was finally looking to kick on and be a consistent performer in the first 11. And to be fair to him the following season he was, with a string of outstanding individual performances.
The only real dampener ,on his most consistent season for us, in 2011 was his lack of inclusion in the CL final against Barcelona at Wembley.
Ferguson went for a more direct approach with Valencia and Park out wide and with a midfield of Carrick,Giggs with Rooney slightly infront occupying the number 10 role and from there,similar to Berbatov,you never felt Ferguson was overly convinced with Nani even with the Portuguese being one of the stars of the title winning campaign and,the following season, that scepticism came to the fore.
Overall Nani was possibly one of the most technically gifted players we've had come through the doors of OT.
I controversially rated him higher than Ronaldo with regards to his dribbling,the skill to beat opponents one-v-one and his ability to strike the ball from distance.
But ,minor the 2011 campaign,I'm also understanding of how inconsistent he could be and,rarely mentioned, how injury prone he could also be.
Still,when he was on form he was a exciting player to watch. A real entertainer and I remember his time fondly at the club.