Despite the fact that Gary Neville believes that Manchester United should have “never” sold Danny Welbeck, Roy Keane, another Old Trafford icon, is of the other opinion.
Following his graduation from the club’s youth program, Welbeck went on to play for the Premier League giants for 142 matches. He was a member of the United squad that won the championship under the direction of Sir Alex Ferguson most recently.
The England international made the decision to depart in 2014, after becoming dissatisfied with the amount of game time he was receiving, and he signed a contract with Arsenal that was worth £16 million.
Welbeck was dissatisfied with his performance at the Emirates Stadium and was released by Arsenal in 2019. He had played for the Gunners for 126 games and scored 32 goals during his time there.
Welbeck then moved on to Brighton in 2020, where he has enjoyed four outstanding seasons, contributing to key goals while impressing with his all-around performance. This came after another lackluster season at Watford, where he had previously struggled to find his footing.
The fact that Welbeck has scored four goals in seven Premier League games this season is evidence that he is perhaps in the finest form of his career, despite the fact that he will turn 34 the following month.
On the other hand, Manchester United are having trouble scoring goals, and Neville is of the opinion that it was a mistake for his old team to trade Welbeck ten years ago given the current situation.
The team managed by Erik ten Hag has only managed to score five goals in seven matches so far this season. This dreadful run of form has left United in 14th place in the Premier League standings in the midst of the international break.
During an appearance on Stick to Football with Sky Bet, Keane made a joke about Welbeck’s outstanding start to the 2024-25 season, asking, “Could he go back to United maybe?”
The response that Neville gave was, “He is in better form than any of the United front players by a significant margin.” To tell you the truth, Danny Welbeck should not have been fired from his position at United.
However, Keane, who had previously served as the captain of Manchester United, expressed his emotions over Welbeck’s leaving by saying, “Oh, I don’t know about that Gary, we can’t keep saying that about players just because he left.”Next, Neville made the following statement to Roy: “If you have a squad of twenty-four and twenty-three players and you want to keep five or six strikers, he has to be one of those.” It’s imperative that you keep him.
Previously, Keane’s response was as follows: “When a player leaves Manchester United and goes on to have a really successful career, that does not mean that they were not good enough for Manchester United.”
In addition, Wayne Rooney, who was Welbeck’s former teammate at United, spoke on the broadcast and addressed the striker’s aforementioned talents.
In his statement, Rooney stated, “I believe that one of his greatest strengths was winning the ball back high up on the pitch.” You could go and push him, and he would win it back when you were high up on the pitch. He was aggressive.He had a nice touch, and we had a really strong connection with one other. He had a lot of intelligence, he was very proficient with the ball, he was fun to play with, and he was quite swift.
Earlier in the season, Welbeck was instrumental in Brighton’s victory over Manchester United. Following the match on the south coast, Rio Ferdinand also voiced his surprise at Welbeck’s departure from Old Trafford.
After being questioned about the qualities of his former teammate, Danny Welbeck, the Old Trafford veteran responded, “There is nothing that surprises me with Danny Welbeck.”
“When I was a young child, I was able to watch him play for Manchester United, and he was an incredible player.”
