I helped put out the kit for 12 months before I was allowed into the first-team squad itself. Then we would travel to Moscow and other places as the 19th or 20th man in the squad. I remember sitting on the bench as a young sub when we were beaten 4-0 by Barcelona in 1994, and thinking: ‘I don’t want to go on here. I’m not ready for this.’ But it was an education watching the game in front of me. Right from the start we were given this opportunity to travel and see and learn.