Manchester United will be disappointed if they try to sign Kalvin Phillips in January to solve their midfield issues.

There are reports in the British press about the Red Devils securing the current Manchester City outcast.

However, previous comments by Phillips suggest he would never go to United.

A boyhood Leeds United fan and academy graduate, he said in the summer: “Going to United? No, there was never any chance of me going there. You know my loyalty to Leeds.

“My family as well - they're all Leeds fans. I was honored that United wanted me, such a big team and one of the biggest teams in the world.

“But no, I had to stay loyal to Leeds and choose to go to the other side of Manchester.

“It's just the way I am, the way I think and the way I'll always be. I want to be loyal to the people who've given me the biggest opportunity in the world. Leeds were the first team to sign me, I made sure that was one of the main things I'd do."