Daniel James reveals emotional reaction to Manchester United’s derby win after father’s tragic death
Daniel James(Picture: AMA/Getty Images)
Daniel James has revealed the mental struggles he has gone through this season at Manchester United after losing his father just weeks before making the move from Swansea last year.
The Welsh winger made the huge jump from the Liberty Stadium to Old Trafford last summer and the switch was made immeasurably harder due to the death of his dad Kevan three weeks before the transfer was completed.
The 22-year-old explains that his father is never far from his thoughts and the tragic death at just 60-years-old means it makes the good and bad times all the more difficult.
Victory for Man Utd at fierce rivals Manchester City in December was one of those good times, but it just brought the emotions to the surface again.
‘I rang my missus and mum afterwards ? I was in the toilet crying my eyes out because I was so happy,’ James told the Konversations with Kenji podcast.
‘But when you?re that happy you want to be able to share it with the people you love. I couldn?t share that with my dad.
Daniel James(Picture: AMA/Getty Images)
‘He would have been there and I wanted to share it with him and I couldn?t. That was the hardest thing for me.
‘When you?re down you think about it but when you?re at your happiest you do as well because you want to share that with them.’
The Wales international says that the family tragedy has affected him in his debut season with the Red Devils, but it has also worked as mo...
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