It's one of football's great untold stories - until now

Nicky Welsh was part of the same Manchester United squad as Bryan Robson, Mark Hughes and Norman Whiteside, but his career took a very different path.

After being released by the club he missed United so much that he decided to hang up his boots at the age 20 so he could watch them on a Saturday afternoon rather than play for a different club.

First featured on ITV Grenada, April 2021