United wanted a different striker to me!

The speedy striker was signed from Coventry City in 1986 but failed to hold down a regular place and left 18 months later to join Wimbledon, the club he would win the FA Cup with in 1988.

Now a popular co-commentator and pundit on Spanish football in particular, Gibson was our special guest for this week's episode of UTD Podcast, in which he expressed his disappointment at failing to show his best form at Old Trafford.

Gibson had been a top prospect with England Schoolboys and enjoyed his pick of clubs, eventually opting for Tottenham Hotspur, where he made his debut soon after his 17th birthday. The goals flowed after a move to Coventry and a sensational hat-trick against Liverpool in 1983…