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Man United’s Jesse Lingard turned down a chance to join Liverpool

Published 13:28 17 Nov 2015 GMT

Tom Victor
Man United’s Jesse Lingard turned down a chance to join Liverpool

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Manchester United winger Jesse Lingard has had a season to remember.

The 22-year-old has scored his first goal for the club and broken into the senior England squad, but things could have been very different if he'd made a different choice as a child. Lingard had a chance to join Liverpool at the age of seven but opted for United instead, and he has revealed that his "heart was with United" at the time. lingard2

"I was at a local club Penketh United and Mike Glennie, a Manchester United scout, came and watched me," Lingard told ManUtd.com.

"He spoke to my grandad and offered me trials...but then it was a combination of United and Liverpool and I had to pick."

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