The Reds' left-back still bears the scar from a sickening head injury suffered while playing for Gremio in Brazil and understands what the Mexican is going through.
Jimenez suffered a fractured skull during the recent Premier League game against Arsenal and looks set to face a lengthy spell on the sidelines, even if he has now returned home to recuperate.
The memories of his own injury remain with Telles, who was competing against current team-mate Fred at the time, in a match with Internacional.
When asked by Inside United, for the upcoming edition of the official magazine, if he could recount the story behind his scar, Telles said: “It was from football, when I was playing for Gremio.