'No loss of appetite' for Heaton despite lack of game time
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Manchester United's veteran goalkeeper Tom Heaton is not ready to hang up his gloves just yet.
Heaton failed to make a senior appearance for the Old Trafford club last term and was drafted into Gareth Southgate’s Euro 2024 squad to help with England’s training drills.
But the 38-year-old is not thinking of turning to coaching just yet.
Having signed a one-year contract extension with his boyhood club this summer, Heaton is determined to play for United again.
"I still have a hunger to play," he said. "If I didn't, I wouldn't be here.
"There is still a drive to get into the team. I know the natural way of things. I have not played as much football as I would have liked, certainly not last season. You get to a certain point and there is a supporting role.
"But there is no loss of appetite. Fighting to get into that Manchester United shirt is something special."