Manchester United skipper Bruno Fernandes says he could have left the club last summer.
The 30-year-old was United's hero on Thursday night, scoring a hat-trick as they beat Real Sociedad to move into a Europa League quarter-final with Lyon.
He was also singled out for praise by co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe in an interview with BBC Sport on Monday.
But Fernandes said there had been an offer to sign him in the summer and he'd held talks with the club about his future.
"I sat with the club because I had an offer to leave," he said.