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'There are many times I want to give up on everything': Andy Cole opens up on mental health struggles in lockdown while living on his own as Manchester United legend battles kidney disease

Andy Cole has opened up on his battle coping with a kidney disease which he admits has become even more difficult amid the coronavirus.

Cole suffered a kidney failure in 2014, which required him to have a transplant three years later.

Since he suffered the failure the former Manchester United and England striker, who played a key part in the Red Devils' treble winning side in 1999, admits he has found life extremely tough in recent times, with the outbreak of Covid-19 making him vulnerable to the deadly virus due to his condition.