Darren Fletcher discusses coaching Man Utd Under-16s

“I needed a bit of a break away from it [football],” he told us. “I think the transition from playing to the other side has been difficult. All your focus is on being a player, day in and day out, and you miss being a player.

“I think I needed that period to step away a little bit and took my time to come away and accept not being a player anymore, moving onto my coaching badges, and this is the early stages of doing it.