He was spotted by scouts at the age of 14 and travelled over to Manchester for a trial on his 15th birthday, which was successful.
The Irishman said: 'I'd had trials with ten other clubs. Leeds, Aston Villa, Sunderland, Newcastle, Arsenal, Charlton and Leicester were among them. I had a choice between Leicester, Sunderland and Leeds before Manchester United came in.
'As soon as I knew I could sign for United that was it, there was no choice in the matter.'
He was handed his debut in October 2005 when replacing fellow youth star Lee Martin for the final 15 minutes of a 4-1 Carling Cup victory at home to Barnet.
However, that was the player's only United appearance before being loaned to Wolverhampton Wanderers for the season in October 2007, where he played 24 matches - and bagged his first senior goal in a 2-3 home defeat to Burnley.
Gibson also spent 2006/07 out on loan at United's Belgian partners Royal Antwerp, where he came back with glowing reviews.
He is described as a powerful and athletic midfielder.
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