In the chat with our matchday programme United Review, the MUTV pundit reveals how he swapped karate for football, idolised Danny Wallace and lived for defending…
Starting out
My earliest proper memories are when Danny Wallace was still playing. I used to play right wing then, probably at 10 or 11, and when we played in the street I wanted to be like Danny Wallace. The first World Cup I can remember was 1986, but the first one I really watched was 1990 in Italy.
Becoming a player
My path was a little bit different.