I was released by Man City – so I drove around the corner and signed for Manchester United

I was released by Man City – so I drove around the corner and signed for Manchester United

“Manchester City had loads of big names and would become champions, but Man United were already champions. The energy was different, the aura. I fell in love with it straight away.”

 

 

Frederic Veseli during Manchester United’s 2012 pre-season tour in Durban, South Africa

Frederic Veseli during Manchester United’s 2012 pre-season tour in Durban, South Africa(Image: John Peters/Manchester United via Getty Images)

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Few footballers would dare cross the divide between Manchester United and Manchester City.

 

 

There have been many people who have played football for both teams, but very few have ever made the direct switch between the two clubs – Denis Law and Carlos Tevez are the most notable for directly swapping red for sky blue – but for one young defender in 2012, that is exactly the brave decision he made.

 

 

 

It was deadline day. The summer transfer window was drawing to a close and Frederic Veseli decided it was time for a change, given he had no clear pathway to the first team on the blue side of Manchester.

 

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The promising defender had spent three-and-a-half successful years at City but he wanted to move to a club where there was a real opportunity to make it. He didn’t have to look far.

 

“These days, Manchester City are chasing titles and major trophies,” his former agent Adam Bouskouchi stated. “It is difficult for them to have faith in youth because they obviously feel experience is the best way for them to get where they want to go. But that attitude didn’t help Freddie, who just felt like he wasn’t progressing.

 

“Freddie spoke with several clubs, here and abroad. But he wants to be a top player in England, and when Sir Alex spoke to him, it made such an impression.