hiː plˈeɪd hɪz fˈɜːst mˈætʃ ɪn juːnˈaɪɾᵻd kˈʌlɚz fɚɹɚ ɹɪzˈɜːv sˈaɪd æt hˈɛkməndwˌaɪk, ænd ʌpsˈɛt ðə hˈoʊm fˈænz hˈuː "dɪsplˈeɪd ɐ sˈɜːʔn̩ ɐmˈaʊnt ʌv ˌænɪmˈɔsᵻɾi," ænd wˈʌn aɪɹˈeɪt mˈæn ˈiːvən wˈeɪvd ɐn ʌnlˈoʊdᵻd ɡˈʌn æt hˌɪm.
He played his first match in United colours for a Reserve side at Heckmondwike, and upset the home fans who "displayed a certain amount of animosity," and one irate man even waved an unloaded gun at him.