Sunderland loanee Danny Welbeck to consider his Manchester United future in the summer

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Danny Welbeck has hinted that his future may lie away from Manchester United after impressing during his loan spell with Sunderland at the Stadium of Light.

The forward has scored six goals for the Black Cats this season and has expressed his concerns about not playing regularly when he returns to Manchester.

The 20-year-old has seen plenty of first-team action this season but would have to compete with Wayne Rooney, Dimitar Berbatov and Javier Hernandez for a starting berth at Old Trafford.

Manager Steve Bruce has been very open about his desire to keep Welbeck beyond this season and the player has hinted that he could be tempted to stay at Sunderland.

“I’ve not really thought too much about what I’m going to do, but I’ve really enjoyed my time at Sunderland,” Welbeck told reporters.

“It has benefited me massively, just to be around with the big boys week in, week out. I’m delighted with that, but the end of the season will be the time to sit down and think about the future.

“I’m like anyone else, I want to play every week. Football is my job. I like training hard and then playing in games, but we will just see what happens in the summer.”