Richard Eckersley won the League Cup in 2009 with United but now runs a zero waste shop with his wife.
Former Manchester United youngster Richard Eckersley now has a very different and interesting career path after hanging up his boots.and made his debut for his boyhood club in 2009 under Sir Alex Ferguson, when the Old Trafford club were the reigning Premier League and European champions.
Eckersley won a medal that season he was named on the bench for the 2009 League Cup final against Spurs, which United won and the defender claimed a winners' memento. The next few years were spent Stateside in the MLS as he joined firstly Toronto FC and then the New York Red Bulls.Getty)Since retiring from the game professionally, Eckersley now has a new and very interesting career, which is not a typical one for a former footballer.
Eckersley, who is vegan, also runs ReRooted, which makes plant based milk drink products and are transported across the UK.Manchester Evening News
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