The veteran singer is due to speak at an upcoming event on addiction.

The Cats and Phantom Of The Opera composer said he attends Alcoholics Anonymous meetings.

Looking around the room at his first meeting, he couldn’t believe that people who had been in the same position as him were now holding down jobs and had loving, stable relationships

The 39-year-old, United’s record goalscorer, has spoken about “struggling massively” with his drinking.

The 24-year-old opened up about his alcoholism in an interview to mark World Mental Health Day