"It's not nice when you're getting stick from some supporters, particularly over something that was never true,"
"I will never forget how the club stood by me during my eight-month ban last year and of course it hurts to suggest I would throw that loyalty back in their face.
"I have got a thick skin and have always accepted that criticism is something which comes with the territory.
"You are up there to be shot at when you play for a club like Manchester United and it's up to you to deal with it.
"But the supporters were reading all sorts of stuff about me that was totally wide of the mark and that has made things difficult in recent weeks."