10 Premier League stars that grew up supporting rival English clubs

#9 Ashley Young: Arsenal

Ashley Young was an Arsenal fan

Manchester United winger Ashley Young has had a rather strange career. A player gifted with pace on the ball, the Englishman did not see his career take off the way he would have liked.

A hero at Aston Villa where he spent five seasons and made 190 appearances, he made the switch to Manchester United in 2011 but has since failed to really establish himself in the starting Iineup.

However, he has still made over 170 appearances for the Red Devils in six seasons. Now in his seventh season at Old Trafford, Young is yet to hit the heights he did in his first season at the club when he scored 8 goals.

He will forever remember his first Premier League goal for United - a brace in the 8-2 thrashing of Arsenal at home. Not because of the scoreline alone - he supported the Gunners as a child when legendary striker Ian Wright was his idol.

"Ian Wright was my hero.

"But even then, if you asked most kids which team they would like to play for, quite a lot would say Manchester United.

"People judge me differently because I am at the biggest club in the world. I could tell the difference as soon as I got there."