“And the brand is so big, you can imagine the places I’ve been, small places around the world where they know United, they talk about United, the players, the goals, the matches, everything.
“Everybody is watching. The whole world. In these parts of the world, they are so passionate about it. They’re not sleeping to watch games, and support the team and the players. And to this day, I still get letters, especially from this part of the world, telling about the games back in the day. So you need to appreciate this because one day it’s going to be over, so enjoy it while you can.
“You need to understand and appreciate — especially the boys growing up — that they play for one of the biggest clubs in the world, and the standards are high so they need to know how to behave, how to talk, how to speak, outside of football as well.”
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