Manchester United defender has signed on loan with Leeds United.
Manchester United defender Cameron Borthwick-Jackson has joined Leeds United on loan for the season.
The talented full-back broke into United’s first team in 2015/16 under Louis van Gaal but new boss Jose Mourinho sent him out on loan to Wolves last season.
At Wolves he appeared to go backwards, becoming ostracised by then manager Paul Lambert who took over from Walter Zenga in the Autumn.
Borthwick-Jackson now has a second chance to prove himself a Championship success, by helping Leeds United’s promotion challenge.
He is likely to be thrust into first team action after first choice left-back Gaetano Berardi appeared to suffer a dislocated shoulder.
A loan move is best for Borthwick-Jackson’s career, but the choice of club is what has upset Manchester United fans.
Manchester United and Leeds United have years of bitter rivalry behind them, even though it has slipped somewhat due to the Yorkshire club’s exile from the Premier League.
Yet bitter feelings still exist, with more than one Manchester United fan urging Borthwick-Jackson ‘not to bother coming back’…
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