Manny Oyeleke was released by Chelsea for being too small and had to sign on for Universal Credit to afford rehab after damaging his ACL... now he returns to his boyhood club looking to cause a huge FA Cup upset with in-form Chesterfield

It's 2016 and Manny Oyeleke is sitting in a London job centre applying for Universal Credit. With no money, no job and no income in sight, this was his last chance to get rehab after a serious ACL injury.

'That walk into the centre was really rock bottom,' he tells Sportsmail. 'The year before I scored a good goal away at Premier League Sunderland for Exeter in the Carabao Cup. Suddenly, I'm asking for Universal Credit.'

Now, Oyeleke is preparing for the biggest test of his career, as the midfielder's Chesterfield side travel to his boyhood club - European champions Chelsea - in the FA Cup third round on Saturday.