"I'm a young boy and I was frustrated because it was a big game," said the Liverpool midfielder. "You come from a council house and before you know it you're playing Man United.
"Emotions probably got the better of me. I was a bit of a silly boy, for having a word with him like that. But I pulled him afterwards and apologised.
"Thankfully, he recognised that it took a man to apologise and hopefully there are no hard feelings there."