Darren Fletcher: I Thought About Leaving Man United...But I Never Will Again

Darren Fletcher has today given an interesting insight to his big decision over the summer and his plans for the future. “It was a difficult summer,” confessed Fletcher. “I had a lot to think about in terms of what teams were interested and what I wanted to do about my future. My main goal was always to stay at United. I had that ambition first and foremost but at the same time, I didn’t want to tie myself into a long contract if I was only going to be playing for 10 games a season. "I didn’t want to see that as my future. I am not a youngster anymore. That is all right when you are 18 or 19. It’s okay picking up games then and getting experience but at my age now I really needed to be playing the majority of games.” Fletcher acknowledges that the boss, who has played a massive part in Darren’s career, spoke to convince him. “The manager and me spoke about it. I only had a year left on my contract so I had a big decision to make,” he ... (link)