Manuel Akanji, the new Manchester City defender, has revealed that he was a Manchester United fan as a child.
Manchester United has many fans all over the world, regardless of where they were born. The club’s size, stature, and history make it one of the largest in the world, with fans from all over the world.
In an interview with the Swiss newspaper Blick, new Manchester City signing Akanji addressed comments he made as a child claiming he was a Manchester United fan.
“I gave that interview shortly after joining Dortmund [in 2018] and said I was a Manchester United fan as a child,” Akanji explained.
I’m sure Akanji was unaware he would eventually be joining Manchester United’s rivals in the future, but it’s very common in football for players to support clubs when they are young, but drift away as they go through their career.
“But I also said that when you reach a certain level as a player, you are no longer a fan – as you end up playing against clubs like that,” added Akanji.
We’ve seen with players in the Premier League, such as Jamie Carragher and Steven Gerrard, who both admitted supporting Everton as a child but have developed into Liverpool fans after playing for them for so long.
Manchester City fans shouldn’t be worried about his affiliation to their rivals, as he’s a complete professional and through playing the game for so long, his support for United seems to have drifted away.
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