It's a long way from Old Trafford – but Sergio Torres might just allow thoughts to turn to the biggest day of his football life when he turns up at Whitehawk tomorrow.

The Hawks midfielder has been talking about the FA Cup ahead of the tie at home to Dulwich Hamlet.

And that means memories of taking on Manchester United with Crawley in the fifth round back in 2010-11.

In an interview now online at thefa.com, he revealed how that glamour tie, which Reds lost just 1-0, made up for tough times he lived through after coming to England.

“The day the fifth round draw was made replaced everything – all the bad moments I went through since coming to England,” he told The FA.

“It was really hard because I came over on my own and I’m very close to my family and friends. But my dream was to be a professional footballer and I couldn’t do that back at home. So I tried my luck in England.

“When I heard the draw and I called my dad straight away and said ‘you have to come for a week - you’ll never see your son playing at Old Trafford ever again’.

"I paid for his ticket and he was the proudest dad in the stadium that day.

“I didn’t see him before the game, but he saw me when we came out of the dressing room and he gave me a proper hug and told me ‘I’m so proud of you’. That meant everything to me."

He added: “My mum couldn’t come but she watched the game live back in Argentina with all my friends. We lost 1-0 but we played really well.”