I don’t worry myself by looking back and wondering what might have been. When I look back on what I’ve done in my football career, I just reflect on what an absolute privilege it was for me, having grown up as a Red in Moss Side, to be on the books at Manchester United between the ages of eight and 21. All my schooling, all my development was done at United from being a kid to an adult and I couldn’t have asked for a better education.
I went to a primary school in Moss Side called Holy Name, where the caretaker, Dermot Clarke, was a part-time scout for United.