Soccer:Tomasz Kuszczak has claimed he is treated like a "slave" by Manchester United after a proposed loan move to Leeds was blocked. The Poland international, 29, was keen to join the Championship side on a deal until January to keep himself in the thoughts of national coach Franciszek Smuda's ahead of next summer's European Championship, which his country will co-host with Ukraine.

Kuszczak said: “I've become a slave to Manchester. I’m frustrated but I don’t want to slander or criticise (Alex) Ferguson. It’s not my style. I’ve talked to Ferguson recently. I asked him to let me leave the club now before the January transfer window.

“I told him I want to play and get back into the national team, because Euro 2012 is just around the corner; but it seems he doesn’t care. The possibility of a two month loan to Leeds United came up two weeks later. The club blocked it.

“It was a glimmer of hope for me. It would have reminded the Poland manager about me but I didn’t get the club’s approval. I have respect for Ferguson because, for me, he’s a great manager, but I hope he will let me go in January.”