Nicky Butt admits leaving Manchester United was the toughest thing he had to do in his playing career.
Leaving United after winning six league titles, three FA Cups and a Champions League hurt. Badly. But his six years on Tyneside with Newcastle has meant a part of his heart beats for the Geordies too.
Butt revealed: "I spent half my life there at United. I knew everyone inside the club from the canteen ladies and the chefs to the kit people.
"That made leaving very hard - the most emotional thing I've ever had to do. If you play for United week in week out you don't want to leave but I got to the stage when I wasn't even second choice in midfield.
"As a professional I knew it was time to go. It was something that had to happen.
"The manager was brilliant because he understood but bigger and better players than me have left United and will do in the future."
