It Might be Time to Butt Out, Admits Unhappy United Star
From TEAMtalk.com
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Nicky Butt has admitted that his "dire" position at Manchester United has
led him to believe it might be time to leave Old Trafford.
The England midfielder, described by Pele as one of the players of the 2002
World Cup, has been restricted to just nine starts by Sir Alex Ferguson this
term and did not even make the bench for Saturday's 4-0 win over Aston Villa.
Phil Neville's impressive form, plus the presence of skipper Roy Keane and
Brazilian World Cup winner Kleberson, have squeezed Butt out of Ferguson's
first-choice side.
The weekend return of Paul Scholes from groin surgery, plus the anticipated
January comeback of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, will only increase competition for
midfield places.
While he has no desire to leave United, Butt - who has made over 350 appearance
for the club - is facing the unhappy prospect of becoming the second member
of the Red Devils' famed class of 92 - David Beckham was the first - to leave.
"My situation has looked bleak this season - I would be lying if I said
otherwise," Butt told the Manchester Evening News.
"Nobody in their right mind would want to leave this club if they are
happy but at times I have thought this could be it for me."
"I have been playing here for 10 years and I don't want to leave."
"But at my age I do need to be playing and at the moment things are
pretty dire for me."
"Hopefully I have a good few years left but the last thing I want is to
get to the end of my career and reflect that I wasted so much time when
I wasn't playing because you can never get it back."
"When you are in this situation, you do start to think about having to
play away from United. Maybe it is a bit premature to think that way."
"I keep getting told all sorts of things about clubs being interested
but I won't take any notice until the manager comes and tells me."
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