Living the high life as a home-grown Manchester United star, footballer Brandon Williams posted pictures on social media showing him aboard a private jet, on exotic holidays and with expensive cars.
But the hip-hop music fan, nicknamed ‘B Dubz’ by friends, could soon swap privilege for a prison cell when he is sentenced for crashing his car at 99mph – having been filmed moments earlier ‘with a balloon in his mouth’ while out driving with a young female.
It’s a heavy fall from grace for a player once hailed for his fearless performances on the pitch and being ‘as brave as a lion’.