Memphis Depay has gone onto lash out at Jose Mourinho who he claimed was a massive reason for his downtick in form at Manchester United
For Memphis Depay, deciding to part company with Premier League side Manchester United turned out to be one of the finest decisions of his career. Switching to Lyon, the Dutch player has since gone onto not only turn around his underachieving form but seal a move to Barcelona.
Scoring for his new club during their most recent outing with Athletic Bilbao on Saturday, Depay ended up rescuing a point for the La Liga side in that 1-1 draw. His thundering strike was not only an epitome of his skill set but also alluded towards him being the club’s new bagpiper of attack now that Lionel Messi has left the club for PSG.
However, things weren’t quite so hunky dory for Depay. The Netherlands player was in horrendous touch during his time at Manchester United with him failing to impress in the frugal chances he got at the club.
Memphis Depay Far From Pleased With How Jose Mourinho Handled Him
The player has now gone onto talk about his time at the club with him revealing how he couldn’t play for a club if he wasn’t getting minutes. Depay has opened up on how despite being handsomely paid at the club, he had decided it ideal to switch to greener pastures after failing to get a chance to prove himself.
Memphis Depay: "José Mourinho came [to #mufc] and I fought to get into the team but I think the idea of giving me a chance was never in his head. He never gave me an opportunity. Never." #mulive [@elperiodico]
— utdreport (@utdreport) August 21, 2021
He’s lambasted then manager of the club, Jose Mourinho with him speaking about how the Portuguese didn’t even both giving him a chance at the club. Depay talked about how he was often quizzed by Paul Pogba and Zlatan Ibrahimovic about his lack of playing time, questions which urged him to leave the club.