Nick Powell insists he has a point to prove during his loan spell at Hull City and wants to show people that he is not 'a nuisance'
Manchester United midfielder Nick Powell insists he wants to prove that he is not a “dumb little kid” during his loan spell at Hull City.
The 21-year-old was signed by Sir Alex Ferguson from Crewe in 2012 but has made only nine senior appearances.
Powell, who has moved to Hull until the end of the season, has also spent time on loan at Wigan Athletic and Leicester City, and insists his latest move is an opportunity to prove a point.
"I have read papers, comments, pretty much everything said about me," Powell told the Hull Daily Mail.
"I am not a dumb little kid anymore like I used to be, who just did as I wanted. I have realised you have got to play the game in a way, the football game.
"You cannot say certain things, you cannot do certain things, I feel like I have been perceived as a lost cause, and a maverick but I feel that is not the truth.
"The only way to do that is to play my football and to show people I am not injury prone or a nuisance.
"I am here to prove football is what I want to do and that I am going to reach the heights that I was meant to reach. The last three years have been hard but this is a new challenge."
- Goal