Manchester
United have
bolstered their youth ranks with the capture
of Northern
Ireland under-17
captain Luke McCullough.
The Portadown-born
centre back has captained his country at a variety of levels and
inked a two-year scholarship deal at Old
Trafford.
Speaking
to MUTV, he admitted to
supporting arch-rivals Liverpool but was ready to cast aside these
ties.
"It's any boy's
dream to get any club across the water but to get United, it's an
added bonus," McCullough said.
"The facilities
were first class and the standard of player was better than
anywhere else I visited. I'll just have to forget about it
[Liverpool] for now.
The player will be
able to use countryman Jonny Evans as a role model and hopes to
follow him into the United first team.
“It’s a great
achievement for somebody from Northern Ireland to be a regular at
Manchester United," McCullough added.
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