The words of the Serenity Prayer tattooed on Danny Simpson’s right arm have served him well. Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, The courage to change the things I can, And the wisdom to know the difference.
‘It kind of fits in well with my path,’ says Simpson at his home on the outskirts of Manchester. And quite a path it’s been.
It led the former Manchester United defender to an incredible Premier League title success with Leicester City in May, even though Simpson admits now that he could have missed it all by leaving the King Power Stadium last summer.