Wilfried Zaha says he “doesn’t feel anything” towards Manchester United after he was ditched so soon into his Old Trafford career.
Speaking to the Daily Mail, Zaha expressed his frustration at rumours he was seeing David Moyes’ daughter, and argues that he was never really given a fair chance by the Scot.
“The thing that really frustrated me about the whole United thing was the fact that people didn’t know what actually went on at the training ground,” said Zaha.
“There were just a load of rumours that used to just come out somehow and people would believe them.
“It was either I slept with David Moyes’s daughter or I have got a bad attitude. Those are the two rumours that stuck with me until I left. I have had no say since then.
“It’s like playing any other team in the league now for me, I don’t feel anything about them any more.”
Zaha, who confirmed that he has never even met Moyes’ daughter, says the manager was quick to pass judgement on his suitability for the first team.
“I think I did OK in pre-season, won a man of the match, but as soon as Moyes came he said I wasn’t ready for the Premier League,” he said.
“I didn’t really understand it. I never got a response really.”
Zaha will have a chance to prove United were wrong to let him leave when Crystal Palace host Louis van Gaal’s side at 3pm on Saturday.
But there is a sense he will always be the £15m man who was quickly forgotten at Old Trafford.
