I made my Manchester United debut with Marcus Rashford - but now I've retired at 28

Marcus Rashford's Premier League debut is well remembered - it came just three days after his ever-senior appearance for the club. What is less common knowledge is another academy graduate that also got onto the field for the first time that day.

Whilst Louis van Gaal handed a baby-faced teenage Rashford a second go having turned around a Europa League tie with FC Midtjylland just 72 hours earlier, James Weir was bag of nerves for other reasons.

Manchester United were 3-2 up against Arsenal thanks to two from Rashford - making it four in less than 150 senior minutes for the club - when Van Gaal turned to his bench. Sergio Romero was the goalkeeper, only seven players were allowed, just three could come on.

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Adnan Januzaj had replaced Rashford 10 minutes earlier, Maros Rojo went off for Timothy Fosu-Mesah, the Gunners were starting to pull the game back having been 3-0 down at the break. Paddy McNair and Andreas Pereira were substitutes, so was Joe Riley.

Van Gaal ignored these options and went instead for midfielder Weir. Ander Herrera was withdrawn on a yellow card having scored, and Weir got the chance to make what went on to be his first and only appearance for the first team.

He didn't stay around with the Red Devils for much longer, leaving to go to Hull just six months later. He struggled there with injuries and barely played as well.

Despite being the captain of the Under-21s side at Carrington that won the league he never got another go at top-flight football, missing the entire season with Hull before they went down.

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