The YouTube wonderkid compared to Wayne Rooney who signed for Manchester United thanks to his DVD

Rhain Davis was in the Trafford Centre with his parents when he began to realise what was happening.

Davis walked past someone with a newspaper and there was his nine-year-old face, pictured on the front page with the headline "ROO KID ON THE BLOCK," in bold capitals. The newspaper was comparing Davis to Manchester United's Wayne Rooney.

The youngster had just flown 11,000 miles from Brisbane in Australia to Cheshire, to join United's academy. Davis' story had attracted intense national media attention after his grandad sent scouts a DVD of his skills, to which United responded.

The video had gone viral on YouTube and it had been viewed by millions, with Davis performing stepovers and Cruyff turns.

Speaking to the Manchester Evening News, Davis recalled that was the moment he realised the enormity of exactly what he was going through. The media were comparing a young child to England's best player.

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"That was the only time that I can really remember being blown away by how big it was back then," Davis explained. "YouTube was big then, but social media was just up and coming. I think if it happened now, it would have been an even bigger thing."

When Davis answered the phone, an Australian accent was expected, but he laughed as he admitted that his accent from down under was 'long gone'. Davis has lived inKnutsford, Cheshire, since moving to England aged nine.

Davis paused for a moment as he took his mind back to where it all began. He's now aged 24 and he's kindly agreed to retell his story. "I started early doors really, my dad is British so football was a big part of his life and he embedded that in us as kids," Davis said.

"My dad