I had my footballing heroes such as Bryan Robson and Diego Maradona but my dad was a rugby league star, and he was my real hero. But the relationship with my mum was rocky and we saw things that would affect any youngster.

Looking at me from the outside, it is not very obvious, I know half my family is black and I feel close to their culture and their color.

I am proud of my black roots and of the black blood that runs in my veins.

Many players want to make as much money as they can and change teams for ten grand. How is that going to make much difference to their lives?

I've always had people come up to me to say that they admire the way I play, and then they tell me they're not United fans. That's always been nice.

Too much money at a young age, it just takes your eye off the ball. And you're not as hungry as players used to be. You think you've made it before you've done anything.

There's never been completion in my football career because I've always been striving for that next thing.