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.
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.