Neville, Keane butt heads over on fire Prem forward Man Utd ‘should never have let go’
Former Manchester United teammates Gary Neville and Roy Keane have clashed over whether their old club should have sold striker Danny Welbeck back in the day.
Brighton forward Welbeck made 142 appearances for the Red Devils after coming through the club’s academy and was a part of the last United team to win the title under Sir Alex Ferguson in 2013. However, the former England international decided to leave in 2014 after growing frustrated with his lack of game-time and joined Arsenal in a deal worth £16million.
Welbeck struggled to make his mark at The Emirates though and was released in 2019 after scoring 32 times in 126 appearances for the Gunners. Another lacklustre season at Watford followed before Welbeck joined Brighton in 2020 where he has enjoyed four superb campaigns, chipping in with crucial goals while impressing with his all-round play.
Despite turning 34 next month, Welbeck is arguably in the best form of his career, having scored four goals in seven Premier League games this season.
By contrast, United are languishing down in 14th in the table and have only scored five games in their seven outings so far.
And, reflecting on Welbeck’s impressive start to the 2024/25 campaign, Keane joked on Stick to Football with Sky Bet: “Could he go back to United maybe?”
Neville replied: “He’s in better form than any of the United front players, by far. Danny Welbeck, to be fair, should never have been let go at United.”
