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‘Red Devils’ wanted Garnacho and Mainoo to go on the ‘Citizens’ private jet to the Ballon d’Or ceremony

A story that is going viral in England. According to the Daily Mail, Manchester United asked rivals Manchester City if Alejandro Garnacho and Kobbie Mainoo could travel on the club’s private jet to the Ballon d’Or ceremony, along with the eight Citizens players who are nominated. However, the request was rejected, with the Manchester Blues reporting that the flight was “full”.

United are adopting a number of cost-cutting measures following the arrival of Jim Ratcliffe and the INEOS group at the club earlier this year, so the prospect of sending two players on a private jet was not considered a good idea in the current climate .

In men’s football, Rúben Dias , Phil Foden , Erling Haaland and Rodri are the Manchester City players in the running for the Ballon d’Or, while in the women’s competition, Yui Hasegawa, Lauren Hemp and Khadija Shaw are also nominated for the award.

In the race for the Kopa Trophy, for the best player in the world under 21, Brazilian winger Savinho, was nominated, along with… Garnacho and Mainoo .