ANDERSON “GIGGS ASKED FERGIE TO BRING ME ON FOR THE PENALTY SHOOTOUT IN MOSCOW – I JUST THOUGHT, ‘OH F**K!’”

You were crowned player of the tournament at the 2005 Under-17 World Cup and highly rated as a teenager. Did that bring pressure?

I always had pressure, ever since I left home to play football aged 13, with clothes in a bin bag. Thank God I had a good head and was focused on becoming a footballer. That was what I did best, because I wasn’t exactly good at school. Winning the Golden Ball in 2005 was a dream come true, but it was all down to our talented team including Marcelo, Renato Augusto and Denilson, who later signed for Arsenal. It was a great