Memphis? Give me Januzaj all day long - Redknapp hails Belgian youngster

17 August 2015 09:21

Jamie Redknapp believes Manchester United should have put their trust in Adnan Januzaj rather than splashing the cash on Memphis Depay.

Adnan Januzaj started alongside Memphis Depay and scored the winning goal that took Manchester United at the top of the Premier league.

The 20-year-old Belgium player has joined the Red Devils in 2013 from the Belgian side Anderlecht, Januzaj represented his country 5 times without scoring any goal.

Januzaj has been linked with a loan move to Sunderland in recent weeks but Louis van Gaal started him away at Aston Villa on Friday night.

The former Liverpool and Tottenham player told Sky Sports:

"The good news for Manchester United now is that Januzaj has come back into the equation"

"He looked like a young man that could go out on loan, with talk of Sunderland maybe taking him."

"I think they have signed Memphis Depay for £31 million but they already had somebody in their ranks that is more talented. Januzaj is a special player."

"I remember the first time I watched him for United and I think about the goal he scored against Sunderland – he can do special things with a football."

"He wasn't magnificent against Villa by any stretch of the imagination but the arrogance he can afford to play with will come with confidence."

"He drifts past people and has a unique talent like that. He's the special player in this team, I think. He can turn people inside out."

Source: DSG