By John Wragg

NEW COLOURS: James Chester in the white of Derby County
PICTURE: Alamy

‘If you’d told me when I was in the Man Utd academy I would have this career, I wouldn’t have believed it’
James Chester

Life has come full circle for James Chester as he tries to lift Derby County out of League One.
Chester, now 33 and with damaged knees to care for, made his debut for Manchester United against Derby in a League Cup semi-final second leg 13 years ago.
“It feels a lot longer than that,”he smiles. “I remember I came on as sub for Gary Neville. He was captain and gave me the armband...