First off, Bishop began his career at Southend United, before attracting the attention of United. The Hillingdon-born player swapped the Shrimpers for the Red Devils on a two-and-a-half-year deal in January 2020 when he was just 20, but he would never make a first-team appearance for the club. Arguably the most telling contribution Bishop, who had a successful loan spell at Mansfield Town in League Two in 2021/22, made at United was his unfortunate collision with Mullin - something he apologised for.