Former Manchester United and Wales midfielder Robbie Savage has turned to a former City player and childhood friend for the next step of his project at ...
After a series of loan spells he left City in 2003, and continued his playing career with the likes of Sunderland and Cardiff. Savage never made a senior appearance for United but enjoyed a successful career representing the likes of Leicester, Birmingham, Blackburn and Derby. The pair have been friends ever since, and it was in fact Savage who encouraged Whitley to pursue his interest in football.