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Mathieu Debuchy 'did not appreciate' Wenger blocking Man United move

Mathieu Debuchy has told L'Equipe he hopes to leave Arsenal in January and said he "did not appreciate" Arsene Wenger blocking his chance to move to Manchester United.

Debuchy, 31, has played just 16 minutes of Premier League football this season after being unable to dislodge Hector Bellerin as Wenger's first-choice right-back.

The France international was in a similar position last season, and spent the second half of the 2015-16 campaign on loan at Bordeaux in a last-ditch effort to secure a place in Les Bleus' Euro 2016 squad.

An injury late in the season ended those hopes, but Debuchy says he would have been turning out in the colours of United if not for Wenger vetoing a potential switch to Old Trafford 12 months ago.