It is why he took a trip to see one young fan, Sam Livingstone, and his older brother Jack at their home in Bedlington, Northumberland. “There’s a boy called Sam,” Cissé explains. “He was at school and all the pupils were asked to make presents for their parents. But he decided to make one for me. He sent me a drawing and it was written on the back what he had done. I went see him last week to say sorry to his parents that Sam had done it for me instead of them! He didn’t believe it when I knocked on the door. He was so happy and seeing him so happy was very good for me.”