I do not wish to hide my origins, nor do I seek to make it a subject of conversation. I am what I am.

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.

A lot of people don't know that my father is black

We will go back to playing like Manchester United.

Nelson Mandela is my hero outside of football. I was fortunate enough to meet him a couple of times. He was really clued up on his football and he knew me, so that was just unbelievable. It really stuck with me.

I actually don't feel the years passing, although the younger players make sure to remind me of my age. If there's a clip of Bobby Charlton playing or a game's in black and white they'll ask: Were you playing in that Giggsy?

What you've got to realise is that footballers, and me in particular, have seen everything in the changing room. Everything. I've seen the manager kicking off with the players, the players kicking off with him, players fighting each other, managers fighting, everything.