“When I was a 16-year-old, I came across from Ireland at the
invitation of Sir Alex Ferguson. I got first-class
treatment, but I picked up an injury and I went home to
Ireland. They wanted me back, but to tell the truth, my hero
Peter Schmeichel was the Manchester United keeper at the
time and I could see him being number one choice for a lot
of years which, of course, he was.