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Kalvin Phillips reveals there was 'never any chance' of him joining Manchester United

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Kalvin Phillips has revealed that there was “never any chance” of him joining Leeds United’s fierce rivals Manchester United this summer.

The Leeds-born midfielder left Elland Road for Manchester City earlier this month, ending a 12-year association with his boyhood club, but insists that his loyalty to Leeds meant that he could never join the Red Devils.

In an interview with the , the England international said: “Going to United? There was never any chance of me going there. You know my loyalty to Leeds.

My family are all Leeds fans. “I was honoured by United wanting me, one of the biggest teams in the world but, no, I had to stay loyal to Leeds and go to the other side of Manchester.

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