Sutton midfielder Nicky Bailey: 'I avoid vegetables and eat fast food before games'

Sutton United midfielder Nicky Bailey has confessed to not remembering the last time he ate salad or vegetables, while admitting that his pre-match meal consists of chicken nuggets.

The 32-year-old is expected to line up for the non-league side against Premier League giants Arsenal, who visit Gander Green Lane on Monday for their FA Cup fifth-round tie.

Bailey told The Sun: "My diet has got me to where I am today! I am not the best eater. I don't think I've ever had a salad in my life, or a vegetable.

"It's always worked for me. My pre-match meal is always a McDonald's – nine nuggets. When I was younger, my mum used to try and make me eat the green stuff, but I used to sick it up."

Arsene Wenger famously changed the Gunners players' diets upon his arrival at Highbury in 1996, replacing unhealthy food and alcohol with more healthy alternatives.