Daniel James

“Everyone looks up to Lionel Messi, but I think I've got to go for Juan Mata. He's someone that I've always looked up to.”

“Whether I'm playing or not I'm proud. I'm as proud to play for Wales as I am Man United, to be there at the club.”

“When I see scarves or shirts, I think: 'Why have they got my name on? They could have Pogba or Rashford or Lingard.' When people ask for pictures, I'll think: 'You don't want one of me, you want one with them.'”

“You sometimes go back to your comfort zone when you're in a bad place, you try and be safe.”

“It definitely isn't true that I supported Liverpool.”

“I was training most nights and was missing out. I was coming back from school and wanting to go out with my mates, but I had to go training.”

“I still don't believe I'm a Manchester United player, it's the stuff you dream of.”

“I'm sure there are players a lot quicker than me.”

“I moved away to Swansea from Hull when I was 15. It was about four hours away - for some countries that's not a lot - but I wasn't able to see my family a lot.”

“It's important to keep getting back up. It's part of the game.”

“I didn't think I was going to make it as a footballer.”

“We are Man United - and we don't go anywhere feeling like we are going to lose.”

“It is alright when things are going well, but everyone always says it is how you deal with things when they are going badly.”

“It is a boyhood dream to play for Manchester United. To come here is a bit surreal. You see the number of fans out there and how far some of them have travelled to see. It is going to take a bit of getting used to.”

“I don't think you can sum up how it feels, to come on and score on my debut.”

“It is important in football how you react to things when things aren't going so well.”

“When I'm not playing football, I like to play on my X-Box.”

“I think every kid grows up wanting to play for Manchester United. I never thought I'd be able to play against them, never mind play for them, so it's surreal, and I'm really looking forward to it.”

“I think it was the down point in my career. I went to Shrewsbury on loan, I came back within a month and hadn't played a game - injured and feeling sorry for myself really.”

“I've been asking my partner for a dog for a while and she kept saying no. She was obviously keeping it for a birthday surprise, and when I came home from Rotherham, Hugo was sat on the sofa waiting for me. It was a really nice surprise.”