Craig Bellamy has expressed his delight at being welcomed by the crowd at Old Trafford on Thursday during Team GB's 1-1 draw with Senegal.
Bellamy who scored for Team GB in their opening game at the London Olympics and was substituted after 79 minutes to sounds of cheers.
The Liverpool striker has now admitted that he was expecting boos at the home of Manchester United, similar to what his teammate Luis Suarez had experienced during Uruguay's defeat of the UAE.
"I was expecting what Luis got and was prepared for that," The Guardian quotes the Welshman as saying.
"I was grateful Luis was playing first. I had prepared myself for that if I'm honest but, look, this is the Theatre of Dreams, I'm a Liverpool fan and Liverpool is my club but it's always an honour to play at Old Trafford. That's coming from a Liverpool fan.
"This is a truly remarkable place to play your football and to come here to represent Great Britain and to represent my own country, Wales, was special."
Bellamy further said that he was grateful to be representing Great Britain at the Olympics.
"I'm 33, you guys have seen me for a number of years now," he enthused. "Yeah, I can make mistakes but when I do play for your team I do work as hard as I can for your team and hopefully I got recognition for that.
"With the limited ability I have, I do have to make up for it with work ethic. I'm here because I want to be here and do as well as I can. It has been unbelievable so far. It's just everything around a tournament, I've never experienced.
"I'm just really grateful. We have a great group of boys, the manager has been brilliant as well. It's just been a special occasion. I'm just fortunate to be part of it."
Team GB are back in action on Sunday, when they take on Belarus.
Subhankar Mondal
