Blackpool signing Bojan Djordjic says he has only himself to blame for not making the most of his chance at Manchester United.
Now 29, Djordjic is back in England hoping to make amends at Blackpool.
"It has taken me a long time to come to terms with what happened at United, "Djordjic told the Mail on Sunday. "I was 17 and people were expecting big things. I wish I'd worked harder. I wasn't lazy but I didn't go the extra mile. If we were running, I'd be happy to coast in the middle of the group rather than to try to get to the front, to make myself fitter. I rarely missed a chance to go out and hit the bars and clubs.
"I was a hot-head. I'd shout at any of them, Roy Keane or whoever, if they gave me a bad pass."
His lowest moments came when he twice walked out of training.
"Mike Phelan and Choccy (Brian McClair) would be in charge and they'd deliberately not award fouls against me to try to toughen me up," he said.
"I wouldn't have any of it and on a couple of occasions, I stormed off the pitch to the changing rooms in the middle of training.
"After a few steps, I'd already be terrified and think, 'Oh God, what am I doing'. But my pride wouldn't allow me to turn around. I'd carry on walking, get my stuff and drive off. I'd have to go into Sir Alex Ferguson's office the next day for a lecture and to get fined. I am not proud of it.
"I was so impatient back then. I'd be picked in the squad and sulk if I didn't make the bench. It was ridiculous, I should have appreciated being at the biggest club in the world."
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