Sunderland centre-forward Kenwyne Jones has revealed how
rejection by Manchester United still burns.
Jones, 24, failed to impress during a two-week trial in 2002 and
was sent packing with plenty to ponder.
The Trinidad & Tobago international, whose struggling side
host United, told The Sun: “I had a trial there seven
years ago. It was my first experience of a big club and their
set-up.
“When I experienced what it was like, I knew this is what I
wanted to do. I saw players like Van Nistelrooy, Laurent Blanc,
Juan Veron and, of course, Dwight Yorke.
“It spurred me on to work even harder to get there. If I had let
that get me down I wouldn’t be here today. I went back home for a
bit, had a few weeks at Rangers, West Ham. I went all over the
place but I never gave up.”
