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Martin Keown: This is what went wrong for Memphis Deapy at Manchester United
MARTIN KEOWN believes Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho just didn’t rate Memphis Depay.
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14:34, Thu, Jan 19, 2017
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Lyon have agreed a deal to sign Memphis for a fee which could rise to £22million.
Memphis has barely featured at Manchester United under Mourinho this season.
And former Arsenal defender Keown believes that is because Mourinho just didn’t rate the Dutchman.
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Martin Keown believes Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho didn't rate Memphis Depay
“Jose Mourinho did not rate him,” Keown told the Daily Mail.
“Mourinho has got it wrong before in letting the likes of Kevin De Bruyne and Romelu Lukaku go and will have thought long and hard about Depay — although I don't think he will live to regret selling him.
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“Depay was bought by the previous manager and had several players like Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial in similar positions around him.
Memphis Depay spotted looking shady as he gets into his car
Wed, January 11, 2017
Manchester United outcast Memphis Depay seemed keen to keep a low profile as he got into his £250,000 Rolls Royce after enjoying lunch in Hale on Wednesday
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Memphis Depay is spotted out and about in the village of Hale
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Memphis Depay has barely featured for Manchester United this season
“It is not healthy to keep a player you do not rate.”
Louis van Gaal brought Memphis to United from PSV Eindhoven for £25m in June 2015.
The 22-year-old has made 53 appearances for United, scoring seven goals.
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