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I captained Man United ahead of Paul Pogba and Jesse Lingard to win the FA Youth Cup... but this is why I quit football - and returned five years on

A former Man United academy star has revealed the mental health struggles which caused him to leave the sport for five years.

United's FA Youth Cup winning squad from 2011 is one that has become well-known amongst Red Devils fans, with a number of first-team stars featuring in the match.

Among the United team that day were the likes of Paul Pogba, Jesse Lingard, Ravel Morrison and Michael Keane - who all went on to have established careers.

However, none of the aforementioned players were chosen to be United's skipper that day.