UK's youngest football manager, 21, says he is constantly sent online death threats

Britain's youngest football manager says he receives troll messages and death threats online. Sammy Mould took over Yaxley FC earlier this year.

The fresh faced gaffer who has only just moved out of his parents' home took the reigns of the Peterborough team when they were bottom of the Northern Premier League with zero wins in 24 matches. The former defender says he has had to make some 'sacrifices' in his pursuit of success that have impacted his social life and relationships.

And he said, one of the downsides is the abuse he receives from trolls on Twitter.

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However, Sammy said he doesn't let it get to him. He has already seen some success with the team when he led them to their first cup final in over five years despite coaching players almost 15 years older than him. Speaking on his appointment, Sammy said: "It's been a bit of a whirlwind in all honesty. I'm quite a confident person - I deserved the job.

"I was the best person to take it. Some of the players I mentor through my coaching company were in the team and so I knew a lot of them coming in.

"The manager who also knows me well thought I was the best person for the job, despite my age. I'm happy to be given the opportunity to show what we can do.

"I want to manage at the highest level I possibly can. I want to manage in the Premier League. I don't hold back from that, ultimately that's what I want to do.

"I will do everything I possibly can - whether that's six in the morning or 10 o'clock at night - to make things happen to get to that point. And I have full faith I can get to that point."

For Sammy, chasing that dream means sacrificing things young men