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

My dad played rugby, so I used to watch a lot of rugby union and rugby league.

If I feel I'm not influencing games, not scoring goals or making goals, then that's the time I'd pack it in.

My weight doesn't really fluctuate, but I make sure I don't eat late at night. It's about making sure I'm right physically because mentally I'm OK.

I have played with some great players during my time at United but I would have to put Paul Scholes down as the best.

Messi is probably the best player of the last 20 years.

Where I grew up, people obviously knew my dad because it's a small place and he was the top player for Swinton - they'd go and watch him play, see him in the papers, so they knew he was black.