"I feel like I've found myself again" - The former Manchester United youngster smiling again after going through hell
manchestereveningnews.co.ukIt has been a tough five years for Charlie Scott, but now he is firmly back on his feet. He fell out of love with the game following his release from Manchester United, the club he had been at since he was six, and slipped into a dark place.
Scott was suffering from depression as he struggled to come to terms with life beyond United and developed a gambling addiction that left him penniless.
Thankfully, he's in a much different place now, in more ways than one. Read more of our United features here For the past two-and-a-half years, he has been plying his trade in Hong Kong, acting as a trailblazer for English football in Asia, where he is one of the star players in the league. "You don't really hear many people going from England to not just Hong Kong, but even Asia," he tells The Manchester Evening News over a video call. "You don't hear of many people going for it.
If anyone out there has that offer, I would advise them to definitely look into it and maybe take that opportunity up. "I never heard of anyone, especially at my age, going from the academy, falling out of the game, then going straight to Asia.
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