Lee Sharpe arrived at Leeds United as one of the brightest talents in English football, but his three-year stay at Elland Road didn't always go according to plan.
Having progressed through the ranks at Torquay United, the winger was picked up by Manchester United in 1988 and went on to play more than 250 games for the club.
He won three Premier League titles and was capped eight times by England.
However, following the emergence of the Class of 92, including David Beckham and Ryan Giggs, Sharpe departed Old Trafford in 1996 and took on a new challenge.
It came down the M62 at Leeds, where he became the club's joint-record signing.
Indeed, title-winning manager Howard Wilkinson splashed out £4.5m for Sharpe's services, but was sacked just a few months later and the Whites never really got to appreciate the best of one of his final acquisitions.
George Graham came and went, while David O'Leary earned Leeds a fourth-place finish in 1999, followed up by the memorable run to the Champions League semi-finals in 2000.
By that point, Sharpe, who played just 30 league games for Leeds amid a persistent knee injury, had already departed for nearby Bradford City, following loan spells at Valley Parade and with Sampdoria in Italy.
But how does the former Leeds winger view his time at Elland Road?
Sharpe, speaking to Ladbrokes at its launch of the 5-A-Side Bet on the Manchester derby, said: "I was 17 when I joined Man United and 26 when I left.
"I did go on to work under some other great names, though. Howard Wilkinson signed me at Leeds and got sacked after a month of doing so, which was a bit disappointing for me, then George Graham came in who was pretty old school and stuck in his ways.
"The 1-0 to the Arsenal became 1-0 to the Leeds, so as an attacking midfielder that wasn't great for me, because we were just so defensive. It was a difficult team to play in."
Sharpe added: "And then David O'Leary took over, and I didn't really get on with him. I did when he was the assistant, but when he took over he stopped playing me and he wanted me to leave, which was a bit bizarre. I couldn't get my head around that."
Although he never quite hit the heights of his Manchester United days, the winger fared much better at Bradford and made 47 appearances for the Bantams in three years.
Short spells at Portsmouth (loan) and Exeter City followed, with Sharpe calling time on his playing career in 2004.
