Manchester United’s Dan James hits back at Sky Sports pundit’s Liverpool claim

Manchester United winger Daniel James has moved to disclaim claims he grew up supporting Liverpool.

James was on the verge of a switch to Leeds United in January 2019, just for the deal to fall by way of within the closing hours of the window.

After taking part in out the rest of the marketing campaign at Swansea, he joined Man United at first of the summer season window in that very same yr in a deal value round £15million.

The Wales worldwide put pen-to-paper on a five-year take care of the choice of a further yr, and it seems the 23-year-old has not forgotten a couple of remark made after he arrived at Outdated Trafford.

Talking to United’s official web site, James has known as out an unnamed Sky Sports activities pundit for saying he helps Liverpool on the time of his arrival at United, and admitted he grew up a Chelsea fan.

He stated: “After I signed for United, I can’t keep in mind who it was, one of many Sky Sports activities [pundits] stated: ‘he helps Liverpool’.

“I used to be pondering I don’t assist Liverpool, however I by no means wished to come back out and say I supported Chelsea as a teenager.

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“After I began taking part in for Swansea it [Chelsea] was the crew I adopted, however you don’t find yourself supporting them actually.

“I used to have a look at their gamers after I was youthful – [Eden] Hazard, [Juan] Mata and [Didier] Drogba – they usually had been gamers that I liked. You form of develop out of that.

“It was fairly unusual taking part in them within the first sport of the season and earlier than the sport I by no means thought I’d come on.

“It’s an enormous sport, I believed it might be an in depth encounter however we had been really 3-0 up.

“Then I believed I might get my alternative right here. It was goosebumps when the gaffer [Ole Gunnar Solskjaer] known as my title.

“I believe I bought quarter-hour which was nice. It was surreal and the followers, after I made my debut, it was simply nice them clapping once you come on and them actually cheering you on. That set me alight actually.”