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Gary Neville agrees that Erik ten Hag was RIGHT to target Danny Welbeck...
insisting ex-Man United star was 'let go too quickly' and would be 'perfect' for Ruben Amorim's struggling side Gary Neville insisted Danny Welbeck would be an ideal signing for Man United Academy graduate was instrumental as Brighton defeated Chelsea on Friday LISTEN NOW: It's All Kicking Off! Will Liverpool recover from Everton blow in season-defining week? By ADRIAN BISHOP Published: 12:04 GMT, 15 February 2025 | Updated: 12:04 GMT, 15 February 2025 e-mail View comments Gary Neville insisted Danny Welbeck would be perfect for Man United after he starred in Brighton 's win over Chelsea . Neville's former side are languishing in the bottom half of the Premier League table, having endured a mixed run of form since Ruben Amorim 's arrival in November. While some recent results, particularly in Europe, have given United hope of a turnaround, goals continue to prove hard to come by.
United have managed just 28 league goals so far this season, six less than relegation-threatened Wolves , with only four teams having netted fewer. With both Rasmus Hojlund and Joshua Zirkzee struggling to find the net, Neville insisted United should have looked to bring academy graduate Welbeck back to Old Trafford. Welbeck was instrumental on Friday as Fabian Hurzeler's side recorded a 3-0 win over the Blues at the Amex.
Gary Neville has insisted Danny Welbeck would be 'perfect' for Manchester United The former United forward starred as Brighton defeated Chelsea 3-0 at the Amex on Friday Following the game Neville insisted Welbeck could have been a valuable asset for United's ailing forward line Speaking following the game, Neville insisted that United a crying out for a player of Welbeck's quality in their forward line. 'He was let go too quickly at United,' Neville said on Sky Sports. 'If you think about Louis van Gaal, his style of play is very precise, now Danny Welbeck wasn't precise in his game back then, so he (Van Gaal) just let him go.
He didn't fancy him at all. 'But he's actually perfect for how Manchester United should play. Threatening space in behind, playing off front players.
This idea that he's not good enough for Manchester United is absolutely rubbish.' Neville added that Welbeck's experience would make him an ideal addition to provide attacking depth at Old Trafford. 'He's good enough to be in a pool of three or four strikers at United.
For instance, Liverpool have three, four, five forward players across their forward line. They're all of differing abilities and different types. 'Salah's the stand-out one but you might move back to Gakpo and others who aren't quite as good as Salah - they all contribute at a certain point in the season.
Divock Origi did it at Liverpool. 'I've seen Nicolas Jackson talked about at Chelsea last season as not being good enough [but] he is good enough to play at Chelsea, maybe if they had another striker up front to take the weight off his shoulders. He would be one of two very good strikers at the club.
After coming through the club's academy, Welbeck made 142 appearances for United between 2008 and 2014 Erik ten Hag was said to be interested in bringing the 34-year-old back to Old Trafford last summer 'We always tag these players with, 'Oh, he's not good enough', but he (Welbeck) is, to be part of a 20-man squad at a top club. He can still play at the top level, he's destroying defences. 'He's torn Colwill and Chalobah to shreds tonight.
That front four, he was part of it - a big part of it.' Erik ten Hag was said to have been interested in signing Welbeck last summer as he looked to diversify his attacking options ahead of his third season in charge at the club. However, the transfer ultimately did not materialise, with Zirkzee the only forward to arrive at Old Trafford during the window.
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