Sky Sports pundit drops Man Utd transfer hint for ‘perfect’ striker, United liked him in 2023 | OneFootball

Manchester United legend Gary Neville believes Brighton & Hove Albion star Danny Welbeck is ‘good enough’ to play for the Old Trafford club.

The Seagulls thrashed Chelsea 3-0 in the Premier League at the Amex Stadium on Friday evening.

Welbeck played a prominent role in the victory by earning two assists.

Speaking after the game, Neville said on Sky Sports: “He was let go too quickly at United, because if you think about Louis van Gaal, his style is very precise, and Danny wasn’t in his game back then so he just let him go.

“But he’s actually perfect for how Manchester United should play, threatening space in behind and playing off front players.

“This idea that he’s not good enough for Manchester United is absolutely rubbish. He’s good enough to be in a pool of three or four strikers.

“He’s destroying defences, he’s torn Colwill and Chalobah to shreds.”

United were right to sell Welbeck in 2014

United sanctioned the exit of Welbeck to Arsenal for a fee of £16 million in the summer of 2014.

Welbeck has had a fine career and could have been a valuable squad player for the Red Devils.

He made 126 appearances for the Gunners, netting 32 goals and recording 13 assists.

He has featured 148 times for Brighton, bagging 32 goals and 12 assists.

The striker also had similar statistics for United.

However, then United head coach Louis van Gaal deemed the centre-forward surplus to requirements.

Welbeck was young when he was with the Red Devils and would have demanded a more prominent role.

It is difficult for any player to settle for a squad role during the best years of their career.

Scott McTominay was in a similar dilemma last summer as he opted to join Napoli.

He was a key player at Old Trafford, but it was difficult to see him start regularly, considering the presence of Manuel Ugarte, Kobbie Mainoo and Bruno Fernandes in midfield.

Welbeck could still make a surprise return to United.

The Red Devils were interested in signing him in the summer of 2023.

Former United manager Erik ten Hag saw him as a potential ‘excellent addition‘.

Article written by Sanidhya Bhardwaj .