Nottingham Forest star Morgan Gibbs-White has admitted his childhood love of Manchester United.

The attacking midfielder gave an interview to the Premier League, where he spoke about his heroes growing up.

Gibbs-White mentioned United stars Wayne Rooney and Paul Scholes, among others.

"Growing up as a kid, I supported United so Rooney was always my favorite player," he said.

"He was the real key player in that squad, so calm and composed. He used to pick up pockets, run in behind, score goals. Another player when I was growing up that I loved watching was Paul Scholes.

"He could pick the ball up and just zing it everywhere. He was just so calm and composed on the ball. That's where my love for football came (from)."

"I was too nervous to go and say hello," he told The Mail last year on meeting Rooney.

"I grew up idolizing him so to see him in the flesh was a bit like, 'Woah'. As a kid I loved United and I always watched Rooney. I really enjoyed the sort of player he was: hard-working, gritty, didn't care who was in front of him, he was going through them.

"He scored goals, set them up. He wore No 10 and I've often played in that position, so I was buzzing to be offered the shirt when I joined Forest."