Rio Ferdinand has suggested Manchester United should have tried to re-sign Danny Welbeck this summer to improve their striking options.
Welbeck started his career at Old Trafford before leaving to join Arsenal in 2014. Ad He was impressive on Sunday as Brighton beat Manchester United 2-1 thanks to two goals from Pascal Gross.
Premier LeagueIf Man Utd players cared they’d use this fallout as motivation – The Warm-Up2 HOURS AGO United were without Anthony Martial due to injury while Cristiano Ronaldo started on the bench due to a disrupted pre-season.
New signing Christian Eriksen started in an unfamiliar false nine role. “Danny Welbeck would have started today for Man Utd,” former United and England defender Ferdinand said on Vibe with Five. “Welbeck walked out of that tunnel and you could see, shoulders back, chest out, thinking: 'I’m going to terrorise these two [Harry Maguire and Lisandro Martinez]'.