Manchester United defender John O'Shea admits he's considered leaving Old Trafford.

"There have definitely been thoughts in the past about moving on to get a permanent place," O'Shea told the Manchester Evening News.

"But when the manager tells you that you are going to play a part that has always been enough for me and kept me happy.

"Phil Neville has been hugely successful. He is now the club captain of a very good club and playing regularly so it is definitely something that down the line who knows.

"But for the time being I am not thinking about that. It is a huge challenge for me here at a very, very big club and I am enjoying it.

"If you look at the playing stats of every player here at United now there is not a lot of difference between them. We are all getting a fair number of games and doing our bit. Even if you were thinking about moving on to another club to become a regular you are not guaranteed that anywhere else either. It is a squad game everywhere in the Premier League these days.

"You look at players who didn't make the first team around the country last weekend and the quality of the players who were on the benches it was incredible. So you think to yourself are you going to get in the XI anywhere else anyway!

"I am at the best club for myself. I know that."