Manchester United goalkeeper Paul Woolston has opened on his decision to retire last month - and has revealed that he was told that he would "struggle to walk" if he continued playing by specialists.
Woolston was snapped up United back in 2018 after impressing at Newcastle and Sunderland in his youth. The talented shot-stopper played alongside Trent Alexander-Arnold for England at the Under-17 World Cup and was a regular for United's U23s in the Premier League 2, but he revealed just a couple of weeks ago that he was hanging up his gloves due to a hip injury.
The 23-year-old underwent two operations and a lengthy rehabilitation period in a bid to resume his playing career, which had been halted after he felt "a minor twinge" in his hip. But 14 months on from that initial issue, Woolston was faced with a major life decision after a harrowing conversation with specialists.
