What happened when you left United? Was that your choice or the gaffer’s?

“No, it was my choice. I had snapped my Achilles, ruptured my thigh, I had a real tough time of it. People go on about depression in football. Being injured is depressing. It really is and when you’re out for six months, seven months and you see the lads enjoying themselves and winning things it is hard. It’s so hard, because you want to be out there doing it. It’s your job.”

You just don’t feel part of it?

“No you don’t. And it’s tough. And I can understand to a certain extent when people finish football and they don’t have anything set up how they can go into depression.”