Timothy Fosu-Mensah revealed just why he left Manchester United.
Bayer Leverkusen bought him out permanently last month after just 3 appearances in the senior side this season.
Fosu-Mensah said, “It was my decision. The manager was good to me but at the end I was not playing a lot.
“When you are 22, 23, 24-years-old you need to be playing. I didn’t play much and I wanted to. It was the best decision in the end to go somewhere else where I would get more minutes.
“The club and the manager were good to me. I recovered from a big injury, they helped me, gave me minutes – I played in the FA Cup semi-final and the Europa League semi-final. But it’s important to play regularly and to get my opportunity in the national team too.
“Ole has been very good to me. I spoke with him because he had a big injury as a player so he knew exactly how I felt. When I played against Crystal Palace (in July) after 16 months out he was very happy for me.
“These were very good moments. He knew I had the quality. I have no bad things to say about him because he has been very good to me. But Bayer Leverkusen is a very nice club with tradition, good people and good players.”
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