'I'd let everyone down' - Manchester United youngster left in tears after being called into Sir Alex Ferguson's office

"I remember going downstairs and getting into my car, and I just burst out crying.

"I just let it all out. I remember feeling like I’d let everyone down.

"I’ve let my parents down, who have sacrificed their lives for me; that’s how it felt.

"It was so heavy. And I can remember not knowing who I was anymore."

When you only dream of playing for Manchester United, there is a danger that failing to make the grade at Old Trafford can see you labelled a failure.

It's a feeling that Kenji Gorre is well used to by now.

The 28-year-old spent 11 years at United as a youngster before he himself saw that dream end after a meeting with Sir Alex Ferguson.

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Gorre was born in the Netherlands but moved to England when he was just five years old. His father, Dean, was a professional footballer who had just signed for Huddersfield.

Football had been in Kenji's blood ever since he was born, and it was only natural that as his dad continued his career in the English football pyramid, his son would begin his journey there too.

Gorre would play his first game for Broadheath Central, a local side in Altrincham, at the age of just six. Right away, he was already catching the eye of the region's biggest clubs.

"On my first game, there was a City scout there, and he said, 'we want him to come in, train with us, and be with us', at six years old, and my dad was like, ‘no, definitely not. We’re not doing that, this is his first game, let him enjoy it'," Gorré told ThreeSixtyTV series Released.

"And I was none the wiser, had no idea what was going on. But we went home, and my dad