Juan Sebastian Veron: I should never have left Man Utd for Chelsea

Football
10 Feb 2021 • 12:49 PM MYT
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Former Argentina star Juan Sebastian Veron believes he should have stayed with Manchester United in 2003.

The midfielder arrived at United in 2001 from Lazio, but left for Chelsea in 2003 after an indifferent spell.

Veron struggled with the English game and was extremely inconsistent in central midfield for United.

But he also had a difficult spell at Chelsea, and felt he would have been better off remaining in Manchester.

He told FourFourTwo: "I felt that going to Chelsea could have been a good chance for me to get a longer sequence of matches, but I shouldn't have gone there.

"I don't say that because of Chelsea, though. It's nice to have a club wanting to sign you, excited that you can do something for them. To make an investment like that, the club has to believe in you and trust you.

"I actually found it tougher to live in London than Manchester because I'm from La Plata, which is quite a small city. I wish I could have stayed at United longer, as I believe I could have done things differently.

"If I'd stayed in Manchester, I think I would have had more continuity on the pitch."