Tom Heaton approached Sir Alex Ferguson at the end of the 2009-10 season after 13 years at Manchester United and told him that he wanted to leave at the end of his contract. He has previously spoken about Ferguson's "heated" reaction when informed that Heaton, at the club since he was 11 years old, had decided to give in.
Heaton had been in and around the first-team picture at Old Trafford without ever taking to the field for the seniors. He had to depart in order to fulfill his ambitions of becoming a Premier League goalkeeper and now he is well established as Burnley's No.