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Moyes: I would not have sold Welbeck to Arsenal

ESPN staff
November 21, 2014
Danny Welbeck faces Manchester United for the first time since becoming an Arsenal player © Getty Images
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Former Manchester United manager David Moyes has suggested he would not have allowed Danny Welbeck to join Arsenal if he was still in charge at Old Trafford.

Welbeck will play against United on Saturday for the first time since his move to north London and Moyes told talkSPORT that he was surprised by his former club's decision to sell the striker to a direct Premier League rival.

When asked whether he would have given the green light to the deal for Welbeck to sign for Arsenal, Moyes said: "You make your own decisions. Every manager is entitled to their own opinion, but it wouldn't necessarily be mine," he stated.

Even though Welbeck started just 15 Premier League games for United under Moyes last season, he was full of praise for the 23-year-old.

"He was an excellent player for me last year," Moyes added. "If you look, we played him in nearly all the big games and I thought an awful lot of him."

"The hardest thing Danny had to deal with is he had Robin van Persie and Wayne Rooney in front of him. So, from that point of view, he had to dislodge those players to get into the side and it was always going to be hard for him to do that.

"It's been a really good move for Danny [to Arsenal]. He's a really good lad and player, maybe it will help him. He's gone away, he's scoring for England as well and I think he's getting more respect for what he's doing."

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