Manchester United youngster Danny Welbeck wants to move on from Champions League disappointment

England youngster admits Red Devils' exit from the competition has been tough but they must learn from it, and cites spell at Sunderland as key to his Old Trafford breakthrough

10 Dec 2011 08:42:00

By Jake Watson

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Manchester United youngster Danny Welbeck admits the club's Champions League exit has been tough to take but they must move on.

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The Premier League champions have been involved in three of the last four Champions League finals, so to fall at this year’s group stages, in a group from which they were expected to qualify comfortably, has surprised everyone.

"Manchester United are expected to qualify and we haven't,” Welbeck was quoted as saying in The Sun.

"It's tough but we don't want to dwell on it.

"You have to turn the situation into a positive. We have to move forward and the best way to do that is to learn from it and try and get better as a team."

On a personal level, Welbeck has enjoyed a fantastic year following his season-long loan at Sunderland. The young striker has since made his senior debut for England and become a regular for Sir Alex Ferguson’s team. However, the 21-year-old is not ready to dwell on his achievements just yet.

"It's been a great year. My time at Sunderland was the making of me.

"I got my England call-up and then I came back to United and started quite a few games. But I don't want to stop there, I want to carry on.

"Everyone is hungry for success here and it's a great environment to be in."

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