Wanted: Mesut Ozil would have been a better option for Manchester United, says Teddy SheringhamFormer Manchester United striker Teddy Sheringham believes his old club should have signed Mesut Ozil instead of Marouane Fellaini.
Ozil, who move to Arsenal in a club-record £42.5million deal on transfer deadline day, had an impressive debut for the Gunners against Sunderland on Saturday.
And Sheringham believes new Old Trafford boss David Moyes should have snapped up the former Real Madrid playmaker.
New Man: But Sheringham questions Marouane Fellaini's role in the United side
'Out of Fellaini and Ozil you would really want Ozil to be your playmaker,' Sheringham told Absolute Radio’s Ian Wright on the former Arsenal striker's Rock ‘N’ Roll Football Show.
'I think Fellaini is too similar in a way to Michael Carrick, but I love Michael Carrick as a player, he makes things tick.
'It makes you think, "where is Fellaini going to play?" If you spend £28m on someone you’d expect them to be playing.'
Physical: Sheringham believes Fellaini, challenging Palace's Adlene Guedioura is too similar to Michael Carrick
Fighting fit: Fellaini in training for United ahead of their Champions League kick-off against Leverkusen
Big task: Sheringham does not envy the position of David Moyes in charge at Old Trafford
However, Sheringham, whose best moment in a United shirt came in scoring the equaliser in the incredible 1999 Champions League final against Bayern Munich, does not envy Moyes' position as Sir Alex Ferguson's successor.
'I think David Moyes has got a tough job. To go in there and manage top players is hard.
'We won’t know how well he’s doing until they go a couple of games without winning and all of a sudden the pressure is on and then you’ve got to show your metal.
'At the moment things seem OK, but with a little bit of pressure we’ll see what he’s really made of.'
United and Moyes kick off their Champions League campaign against Bayer Leverkusen at Old Trafford on Tuesday night.
Legendary: Sheringham will watch United kick off the Champions League campaign having starred in 1999
Meanwhile, Sheringham also called on another of his former sides to step up their game after money spent in the summer.
The former England man believes Tottenham must aim to win the Europa League and finish in the Premier League top four with the players at their disposal.
'They have to be better than last year with the amount of
money that they’ve spent,' he said.
'I know they’ve got the money back in for Bale but
when you go out and buy six, seven, eight top players – I would fully expect
them to win the Europa League and to get into the Champions League with the sort
of squad they have and the amount of money they’ve splashed.'
Making his point: Sheringham believes Andre Villas-Boas and Tottenham must finish in the Premier League top four
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