My Hometown: Tom Dele-Bashiru

In the ‘My Hometown’ series, the Golden Boys reflect on their humble beginnings, lifting the lid on what’s special about the place they call home.

Next up is midfielder Tom Dele-Bashiru, who hails from Manchester in England...

How would you describe your hometown?

Manchester is full of friendly people - someone will always ask you how your day is going when you’re walking down the street! It’s quite a small city - you can get anywhere within about 20 minutes. I always think the air in Manchester is a lot fresher than the air anywhere else - you breathe it in and it’s fresh and crisp!

Traditional dish?

Fish and chips, definitely!

Drink you’d have with it?

There isn't a specific drink I'd have, it depends on how I'm feeling on the day. I guess tea is the drink people traditionally have with fish and chips.

Favourite restaurant?

That’s Tinapa, which is a Nigerian restaurant in the centre of Manchester. The food there is amazing!

Sight you have to see?

That’s definitely the Etihad Stadium, Manchester City’s ground!

If you could introduce a visitor to one person?

There are a lot of famous people from Manchester, but I’ll say my brother because he is a proper Manc and he typifies Manchester as a place.