On the Stick to Football podcast, Gary Neville was full of praise for Welbeck's recent excellent performances. He said that Welbeck's form has clearly surpassed that of any striker in United's squad, and was convinced that United had made a huge mistake in letting him go. Roy Keane responded to Neville's blunt comments by saying that the fact that a player has left the club is not the reason why he should have stayed.
Neville argued that if United were to assemble a 24-man squad with the intention of retaining five or six strikers, Welbeck would be a key part of it. But Keane disagreed, arguing that players who leave the club may have a second career, but that doesn't mean they have what it takes to make it at a top club like United. The two United legends had a tit-for-tat debate on the subject, with each arguing his own point of view.
