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Where I Grew Up, People Obviously Knew My Dad Because It's A Small Place And He Was The Top Player For Swinton - They'd Go And Watch Him Play, See Him In The Papers, So They Knew He Was Black.

Ander Is A Fantastic Young Player, With Great Energy And Creativity. We Believe Him To Be One Of The Brightest Young Prospects In Spain And I Am Certain He Will Be A Big Hit With The United Fans. I’m Delighted He Has Made The Decision To Come To Manchester And Play His Part In The Club’s Future.

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've Put Myself Forward To Be Involved. Whether I Get Picked, We'll Have To Wait And See. Obviously Everybody Is Excited About It, About The Olympics Coming To London And The Football Being Played In Different Parts Of Britain.

I Had My Footballing Heroes Such As Bryan Robson And Diego Maradona But My Dad Was A Rugby League Star, And He Was My Real Hero. But The Relationship With My Mum Was Rocky And We Saw Things That Would Affect Any Youngster.