Kagawa: I had goosebumps for the whole match

The Japan international marked his return to the Signal Iduna Park with a goal in a 3-1 win, following his ill-fated spell with Manchester United

Sep 13, 2014 19:19:45

Borussia Dortmund star Shinji Kagawa says he had goosebumps throughout his side's 3-1 win over Freiburg - his first game for the club since his return after an unsuccessful spell in England.The Japan international made 38 league appearances during a two-year spell with Manchester United, scoring six goals.In the previous two years with Dortmund he had scored 21 goals in 49 league games - and the home fans showed they had not forgotten their hero with a rapturous welcome.And it was not long into his return before he was back on the scoresheet shortly after setting up Adrian Ramos for his side's first goal.The 25-year-old says he was delighted to be back in the Signal Iduna Park."Today I had goose bumps the whole time. It was very refreshing and a joy to play again in this stadium," he told reporters.Dortmund coach Jurgen Klopp, meanwhile, was not surprised by his star's positive performance."The fact that Shinji can play and that we can create a special atmosphere here was already known to us," the 47-year-old said."Shinji had a great game and ran until he got cramp. [That is a] good sign."Klopp also talked about his team's collective performance."We deserved to win by more. We can play even better, but under the circumstances today, [the result] was completely fine."Freiburg were very defensive, it was extremely difficult for us today... But I am very satisfied."We just need to work very hard in order to get points," he added.

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