Coming through the ranks at Manchester United , young players are forbidden from wearing coloured boots until they reach the reserves. “I didn't like the black boots,” recalled a smiling McTominay. “I probably couldn't tell you one player who liked wearing black boots, but it was the rule and something accustomed to every academy player. “You always wear black boots, you always turn up to meetings on time, you always go to school, everybody does the same thing. “It's not just playing academy players for the sake of it, it's playing them because he believes in those players and believes he can win trophies playing us.

Source: Daily Mirror December 13, 2019 22:30 UTC