ANOTHER product of Irish football, Brian hails from the southern city of Cork, which has produced more than its fair share of top class footballers over the years.

He joined his local club and progressed through to the first team at Turners Cross while still a student, catching the eye of scouts from Manchester United in the process.

It was while playing for Cork in the final of the FAI Cup against Derry City that Sir Alex Ferguson watched the youngster and immediately took him across the sea to Old Trafford in 1992.