SPORTS rehabilitation students at the University of Bolton have been discovering what it’s like to work at one of the world’s top football clubs, with the man who treats Manchester United’s players, Garry Armer.

Soft Tissue Therapist, Garry, went through practical tips on how to work with key muscle groups with a hands-on demonstration that included techniques for effectively working glutes, quadriceps and hamstrings ready for match play.

He also shared his career path top tips and gave an insight into what it’s like working at a Premier League football club that regularly plays and trains around the world.

Garry began his career in football with Burnley FC, his first job out of sports therapy college training in Morecambe; a job which was hard earned. Having made contact with the club physiotherapist he offered to volunteer, lending a hand with any support that might be needed. He then began his campaign to keep in touch with the physio, regularly texting and his occasional ‘helping out’ evolved into a part-time job.

After four years with Burnley, a contact at Liverpool FC called him to see if he wanted to work there.

He was in after impressing the physio with a physical demonstration of how he worked, he was in.

Four years on he was contacted by Manchester United where he has worked for the past 14 years.

Garry, had given up his first career as a builder, managing the family firm, to move into soft tissue therapy, said: "I set myself a five-year target to work in professional football.

"You have to work hard — really, really, hard but along with the qualifications you have to be determined to meet people, contact them and keep contacting them about the job you’re after.

"People will talk about you if you are good at what you do and you need to focus on what you’re best at and have confidence in that."

Head of Sport and Biomedical Sciences, Anna Fitzpatrick, said: "For our students, contact with an elite practitioner, a man at the top of his game working at one of the world’s most famous clubs, is an incredible experience and a hugely valuable insight into how that kind of career trajectory is achieved — by hard work and having the strength of character to keep pushing for what you want."