BUTT GETS EVEN MORE PLAUDITS

Last updated : 20 June 2002 By newshound
"Nicky always looked as though he would make it at top level and I am delighted he has."

"I had Nicky straight from school and of all the youngsters emerging at that time, he looked the most likely to follow Ryan Giggs into the senior squad."

"He seemed much more advanced than the others - even David Beckham at that stage of his career."

"There was a lot of competition for midfield places and Nicky seemed to lose ground a little at one stage but now he has matured into one of the best."