Wes Brown was not your typical flashy footballer with a big ego – even after rubbing shoulders with the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo at Manchester United.
The former England defender came from humble origins and highlighted that during a recent interview when talking about his commute to training as a youngster.
‘I had to get two buses, wait for one of the lads to pick me up in the car as I was walking down,’ he told the Fore Four 2 channel. He revealed that his choice of commute was ‘normal’ to him – and that he had to explain to boss Sir Alex Ferguson that he couldn’t afford a car or a taxi to get him to their facility.
‘I had a fight on the bus – that’s how [Sir Alex] found out,’ he added. ‘He said to me “what you doing gettin…
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