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Wilfried Zaha feared plummeting through the leagues following his Manchester United exit: 'I could have been in League One'

Wilfried Zaha may have emerged as one of the star players of the 2016/17 season, but the Crystal Palace winger has admits he feared free-falling through the football leagues after leaving Manchester United.

Zaha's high-profile move to the Red Devils never unfolded as planned, with excessive amounts of pressure placed upon the player who was to be legendary boss Sir Alex Ferguson's last ever United signing.

The 24-year-old flopped at Old Trafford and sought a move back to his former club Palace, though now admits that at the time he was scared his career was about to take a frightful nosedive.