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Real Sociedad winger Januzaj: One year wrecked Man Utd career

Real Sociedad winger Adnan Januzaj has no regrets leaving Manchester United.

The midfielder has used the move to play his way into the Belgium squad.

He told the Telegraph: “I grew up there [United], I was really happy until one year I had a bit of a struggle with the manager and that slowed me down.

“I always knew I had all the qualities to turn things around. The problem was, I was not playing and, then, every time I came in, it was difficult to change the game or make something happen, so, obviously, then imagine playing for a year like this? It makes it more difficult for you."

“Because you are the one player who can make the difference, score goals and you can imagine if he [the manager] does not give you the confidence to take your opponent on, it gets even more difficult for you because you don't know what to do: to attack or to play simple.

“I came in for a lot of criticism but, for me, it's not a problem because I never look back on it. I just keep doing my stuff and now I'm in another league, I'm happy, I played in my second World Cup, I scored against England, too, so I showed to people that against an English team, who all play in the Premier League, I can still make the difference. It was a good moment."

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