I left Man Utd as I couldn’t be the player I was paid to be – that heartbreak will never leave me

LOUIS SAHA has admitted that leaving Manchester United broke his heart.

The striker spent 4 years astatine Old Trafford earlier his exit to Everton successful 2008.

Saha, 46, enjoyed his clip astatine Old Trafford with 28 goals successful 86 appearances successful the Premier League.

The Frenchman arrived astatine the nine successful 2004, having impressed Sir Alex Ferguson during Fulham's triumph implicit the Red Devils.

Saha deed the crushed moving aft his transportation with 7 goals successful his archetypal 10 games.

Towards the extremity of his clip astatine the club, injuries had started to impact his presumption successful the squad.

Ferguson had started to prime the likes of Wayne Rooney, Carlos Tevez and Cristiano Ronaldo up of Saha.

This led to Saha leaving Manchester United for Everton successful a determination that helium admitted was hard to take.

He told The Athletic: "It was perfectly heartbreaking.

"That feeling volition ne'er permission me.

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“I near the nine due to the fact that I felt similar I couldn’t springiness that benignant of warrant that this nine needs for a No 9.

"Someone that should correspond the benignant of nexus for those 2 players to grow.

"I could not play those 15-20 crippled minimums (per league season).

"It was really, truly strange. When I missed the Champions League final, I couldn’t spot myself being successful that presumption again.

"So I asked to spell and it was truly against my desire, almost. I wanted to enactment for beingness but the nine grew."

Former Tottenham Hotspur prima Dimitar Berbatov was signed arsenic Saha's replacement.

He has admitted that it was a alleviation owed to the Bulgarian's occurrence astatine Old Trafford.

He added: "If I remember, Dimitar Berbatov took my place.

"I was blessed due to the fact that this subordinate was amazing."