People can say I'm fat but I know my own body. I always look big because I'm bigger built - I've got that Wayne Rooney type of body.

The psychologist was a real positive and I benefited strongly from using him.

I'd heard other players talking about dark times when they were trying to get back from bad injuries.

I live with my best friends from school, four of us. Some people might think we're always partying but it isn't a party house.

I could hardly walk for six months, never mind play football. I was limping for so long. I was walking with crutches - as in, properly walking - after about the first month because I thought it was much better to put my body weight on and build up the strength.

But if I'd flown back, I would probably have lost my leg because of the blood clots. I've got two scars down the side of my leg where they had to cut me open and pull them out.