Manchester United's Scottish prospect David Gray has no regrets over his decision to leave Hearts.
The young fullback told the Edinburgh Evening News: "Although we don't train with them every day, we see the first team most days because they train at the same complex as us. We all use the same canteen and mingle together at lunchtime. The boys are all really good with the youngsters at the club and make you feel a part of it. There's definitely no 'us and them' mentality.
Gray, who returns north whenever possible to spend time with friends and family, saw all his hard work pay off eight months ago when he realised his dream of playing for the United first team.
"It was away to Crewe in the Carling Cup on the 25th of October," he recalled as readily as his date of birth. "I was told I was in the squad and I had a strong idea I'd be playing from the start because of the way we lined up in training the day before. I was so nervous the night before the game and it was live on Sky, which made it even better.
"I knew all my mates would be watching back home and my family were at the game which made it even more special. When I got to the ground and got into the atmosphere I was pretty calm and just focused on playing my normal game.
"I played in the back four with Wes Brown, Mikael Silvestre and Gabriel Heinze and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer played in front of me on the right of midfield so that was amazing. I had to go off after about 70 minutes with concussion but the manager said I'd done well so that meant a lot to me. That night was easily the highlight of my career so far because playing for Manchester United is everything I've worked for. No-one can take that away from me now."
