Veron regrets leaving United

(GSM) – Argentina midfielder Juan Sebastian Veron admits he regrets leaving Manchester United. The 35-year-old played with the Red Devils for two seasons from 2001 to 2003.

Veron then moved to Chelsea before moving back to Argentina to play for Estudiantes. And although the veteran finds himself playing for his boyhood club, he still regrets leaving Manchester where he was “comfortable”.

“The decision to move wasn’t easy. If it was today I think I would approach it very differently,” Veron told The Guardian.

“I mean, obviously to a certain extent one makes decisions because one is fairly sure – but I think with hindsight perhaps I wouldn’t have moved because I was really comfortable at Manchester, and even the lads came to see me two or three times to talk me into staying.

“I guess Mr Ferguson also has a pretty big say in who stays and who goes, but I think if the whole thing happened today I might handle it differently.”

Veron is preparing to represent Argentina in his third World Cup after playing in 1998 and 2002.