Wes Brown has revealed he moved from Manchester United to Sunderland

Find the best odds and bet on the Premier League. Wes Brown has revealed he moved from Manchester United to Sunderland due to the lack of first team opportunities at Old Trafford.

The former England international completed a transfer to the Black Cats for an undisclosed fee believed to be in the region of £1 million on a four year contract earlier on Thursday, and revealed it was not too difficult to make a decision to leave having not played much over the past two years.

"It was disappointing not to have played as much as I could at Manchester United over the last couple of seasons so just to know that I'll be back in, playing, I'm focusing on that really and looking forward to it.

Brown is looking forward to linking up with his new manager and will join his former United team-mates Phil Bardsley, Kieran Richardson, Frazier Campbell and John O'Shea on Wearside.

"Sunderland is a big club and Steve Bruce was a big factor coming into it. That's what it came down to really. When I was younger, I used to watch Steve and I've known him a bit as well so it was fine," he said.