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23rd Jul 2014

McIlroy set to parade Open trophy at Old Trafford on opening day of the Premier League season

The Manchester United fan managed to make it out of Merseyside in one piece on Sunday.

Tony Cuddihy

Rory McIlroy has been invited to parade his Open Championship trophy at Old Trafford on the opening day of the Premier League season.

The Northern Irish golfer is a United supporter, a point he bravely chose to drive home during his winner’s speech at Merseyside on Sunday.

He joked: “Even being a Manchester United fan I got great support this week and I want to thank everyone for that.”

He may have been booed by sections of the Liverpool-supporting crowd but United are now set to honour the 25-year-old by presenting him to the crowd when they play Swansea City in Louis van Gaal’s first Premier League match in charge on August 16th.

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