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Paul Pogba and Wayne Rooney share banter: Youngster lifts lid on training ground antics
LIVINGSTON forward Matthew Knox has shed some light on his recent Manchester United trial.
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The 17-year-old has been tipped for a bright future and is regarded as one of Scottish football’s hottest prospects.
The young forward recently went for a third trial with the Red Devils as Manchester United are keen to see what he has to offer.
And in describing his “surreal” experience he lifted the lid on what goes on behind the scenes at Carrington.
Matthew Knox has been on three trials at Manchester United
It’s surreal to be sitting listening to banter between the likes of Paul Pogba and Wayne Rooney and joining all of these superstars queueing up for lunch, it was incredible.
“There is a canteen where all of the players eat and everyone joins in together, all of the youth team, under 23s and first team all mix in,” he told the Daily Record.
“I sat directly across from Michael Carrick during one lunchtime.
“It’s surreal to be sitting listening to banter between the likes of Paul Pogba and Wayne Rooney and joining all of these superstars queueing up for lunch, it was incredible.
Paul Pogba completed his £89m move from Juventus in the summer
Matthew Knox says it was a "surreal" experience meeting Wayne Rooney
“Jose Mourinho would be sitting next to his coaches but he’d speak a different language when he was talking to them so I didn’t understand a word.
“They were all great with me, they would take time to say hello and ask how I was doing.”
Knox is continuing to develop his game at Livingstone for now but is hopeful he impressed United academy chief Nicky Butt.
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