Ayden Heaven's mum Lisa has singled out three Manchester United stars who have looked out for her son since his move to the club from Arsenal, and revealed the dressing room golden rule he follows.
Dressing room code
Speaking on the Stretford Paddock podcast, Lisa said Heaven is "very private and confidential" and recalled a lesson from Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta. She said: "He said to me, 'oh Mikel took me in his office', I said 'oh really?' And he said yeah, he said 'this is something you're going to learn for the rest of your life, what is said in the dressing room stays in the dressing room,' and then he's literally adopted that through his whole career. I won't get no scoop on anything."
She added: "I respect that, you know, and I trust that he's in a happy place with his teammates."
Senior figures
Lisa praised the senior players for their support, saying: "I think they all do. I really love watching his relationship with Bruno, I love it. You can just see that they all act like the older brother."
She highlighted Jonny Evans' one-to-one training, Harry Maguire's advice in the tunnel, and Luke Shaw as a "big brother" figure. She said: "Johnny Evans in particular has done a lot of one-to-one training with Ayden after sessions and I think that's lovely because how else are you going to get that experience and that knowledge apart from someone that's lived it?"
Heaven, 19, has made 24 appearances for United since breaking into the team, impressing in defence. Lisa noted that off the pitch he acts his age, and that Bruno Fernandes has said "you just see him change when he's on the pitch, that he's a man."
