Having been at Old Trafford since 1987, he is clear that his future might be elsewhere in a managerial role. "It would be strange, but I've got a little taste of it and the last couple of weeks is a pretty good apprenticeship. I'm at a stage where it's an option. I'm open to so many things but I've got to seriously think about it and that's what I'll do; whether to still play, whether to stay here, whether to go somewhere else, whether to chill out for a year and take a step back as I've been in football since I left school."