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Januzaj blames Man United exit on Van Gaal and Mourinho after finding solace at Real Sociedad

It was in an interview with ESPN in December 2019 that Nicky Butt branded Adnan Januzaj the "biggest disappointment" of all the players to have come through Manchester United's academy.

"I don't think I've seen a player, probably since Ryan Giggs, who was as good as that," Butt said. "He was unbelievable. In my eyes he should have gone on to be a world superstar."

It's more than three-and-a-half years since Januzaj left United for Real Sociedad, and as he prepares to face his former club in the Europa League on Thursday, he is asked about Butt's claim.