New Chelsea signing Welbeck has reflected on his early football career and shared his feelings about joining Chelsea in a club interview.

Q: What was the first match you ever watched? Welbeck: I think it was Manchester City at Maine Road. I was very young at the time.

Q: What were your first football boots? Welbeck: Probably Reebok Sidewinders, black boots with red or yellow stripes—Andy Cole wore them too. I remember mine were red.

Q: What was your first jersey? Welbeck: It was a Manchester United replica jersey made by Umbro with Sharp written across the front.

Q: What was the first team you played for? Welbeck: Fletcher Moss Rangers.

Q: Who was your first coach? Welbeck: Neil Brown, my coach at Fletcher Moss Rangers. I'm very grateful to him, and I still keep in touch with him and occasionally send him messages.

Q: What's the first piece of advice you remember receiving? Welbeck: Just enjoy football. It might sound a bit silly and clichéd, but that was the advice at the time—to enjoy it—and then other advice gradually came along.

Q: Who was your first friend in football? Welbeck: Probably Reece Brown, Wes Brown's younger brother. We grew up together, living across the road from each other, and his dad was the one who first took me to Fletcher Moss Rangers, so he was really my first friend in the game.

Q: Who was your first roommate on an away trip? Welbeck: That would be Cameron Stewart when we were in Manchester United's academy at training camp.

Q: Which team were you playing against when you scored your first professional goal? Welbeck: Against Stoke City. That match was also my Premier League debut for Manchester United.

Q: When were you first recognized in public? Welbeck: After the Stoke City match, I started getting recognized more. At that time, some dedicated Manchester United fans would follow the academy and watch MUTV. I was still in secondary school when I played in the FA Youth Cup and scored the winning goal to help the team reach the final. After that, some Manchester United fans who follow the academy recognized me. I thought that was amazing at the time.

Q: What was your first reaction when you signed with Chelsea? Welbeck: I felt it was an honour, a privilege, and a great honour.

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