Zaha: I was depressed at United

As Crystal Palace prepare to host Manchester United,
Wilfried Zaha opened up about his forgettable spell at
Old Trafford.

Crystal Palace forward Wilfried Zaha said he did not enjoy his
time at Manchester United, admitting he felt depressed at times.

Zaha re-joined Palace on a permanent basis in February
following a forgettable spell at Old Trafford, making only four
appearances without starting a Premier League match.

The 22-year-old, who was signed by Alex Ferguson in a deal
worth £15million in 2013, was plagued by rumours about David
Moyes' daughter and his application in training.

"At times I was depressed. I felt a lot of things. When I don't
play well nobody needs to say anything to me," Zaha said.

"I beat myself up. It stresses me out if I mess it up."

He added: "I played in all the pre-season games and then in the
Wigan game I never played my best.

"I played for England and then zero games. Then the rumours
started basically because he just stopped playing me with no
actual reason that I knew.

"It was either: I slept with David Moyes' daughter or I have got a
bad attitude. Those are the two rumours that stuck with me until
I left Man United. I have had no say since then.

"I never even met her [Moyes' daughter]. But as soon as
anybody sees me now, people think: Wilfried Zaha, bad attitude.

I just don't understand why. I went through that every single
day.

"Getting constant tweets, people outside making jokes. I just
had to take that on knowing that I wasn’t going to play for
United either. I lived up there by myself as well so there was not
really anybody to speak to."