Manchester United winger Daniel James is on a mission to encourage people struggling with their mental health to speak out, after revealing how talking has helped him to deal with the passing of his father.

The Welsh international opened up on a visit to the home of Place 2 Place FC in Wigan, a sports and social club that uses football to prompt conversations around emotional difficulties.

The charity was set up by Peter Hill, from the Beech Hill suburb of Wigan, after his best friend committed suicide in 2014 at the age of just 30.

In December, Daniel saw a BBC North West Tonight report on Place 2 Place, shortly after Hill had been named the winner of the region’s ‘Unsung Sporting Hero’ award for 2019.

After tweeting that he would love to meet Peter and the club’s members, a meeting was set up.