Morgan Schneiderlin has been getting a lot of fan mail from Manchester United supporters

French midfielder posts whopping collection to his Twitter page

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Manchester United new boy Morgan Schneiderlin has revealed that he has been sent a huge amount of fan mail since moving to the club from Southampton.

The French midfielder, who impressed during his debut against Tottenham on Sunday, posted a thank you message on Twitter along with an image of the letters.

Schneiderlin, 25, said that they had come from "all over the world" and that he feels "lucky".

New team-mate Michael Carrick was full of praise for the new signing.

"Morgan has been at Southampton for a number of years and has been a very good player in the Premier League," he said on Monday.

"Over the last three or four years, he has had some great performances and we have all seen that."

Manchester United travel to Aston Villa on Friday night.