Tim and Margaret Kilkolly remember being awoken to their son screaming maniacally. The first time they hurtled to his aid, only to find Angus, who should have been fast asleep, celebrating a Manchester United goal.

Thereafter, they got used to it, though they did bug him about going to school tired. He told them to relax, that he was going to become and footballer, play for the Red Devils. Angus Kilkolly never got to ‘The Theatre of Dreams’, but he is heading into a fantasy – the FIFA Club World Cup™ – for the third time.

The on-song striker chats to FIFA about getting time off from his day job, going up against Karim Benzema and how Auckland City can pull off a seismic upset in Jeddah.

FIFA: You were a big Manchester United fan growing up. Do you remember them winning the Club World Cup in 2008?
Angus Kilkolly: I’m still a big Man United fan now. I watch them all the time. I used to get up in the middle of the night. I was about 12 at the time of the Club World Cup. It was actually the first one I remember. We beat Chelsea on penalties in the Champions League final in Moscow. It’s always exciting to go and play on the world stage. We won the title. Ronaldo and Rooney, they were excellent at that time.