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Burnley's Tom Heaton on his rise to the top: Six minutes, two touches - but my England cap means so much to me

A party was raging in a Moscow hotel after one of the greatest nights in Manchester United's history but reality was dawning for one young goalkeeper.

Tom Heaton was one of the 24 players Sir Alex Ferguson took to Russia for the 2008 Champions League final against Chelsea. He had 'travelled everywhere' during a season in which United had won the Premier League, working closely with the great Edwin van der Sar.

Yet, as No 3 keeper, there was to be no place for him on the bench. Instead, along with Gerard Pique, Louis Saha, Chris Eagles, Park Ji-sung and Danny Welbeck, Heaton watched from the stands in the Luzhniki Stadium, as his mentor took centre stage in the defining penalty shootout.