“When I was younger I was intense and uptight about how well I was playing. I was constantly thinking about situations in games, what I could do better, or a bad performance would play on my mind. If you're sitting at home with nothing else to do it's easier to think about those things.”

Scottish football coach and former player

Darren Barr Fletcher is a Scottish football coach and former player, known for his long spell at Manchester United and for leading the club’s Under-18s. He also briefly took charge of the first team as caretaker head coach in early January 2026. As a player, Fletcher spent most of his career at Manchester United, where he won 13 trophies, including five Premier League titles and the UEFA Champions League. He was mainly a central midfielder, though he began as a right winger and sometimes played in defence.