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Man Utd missed out on Haaland because club did not want him enough, claims star's father

Manchester United lost out on the signing of Erling Haaland because the whole club was not behind Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's preferred target, claims the star's father.

Alf Inge Haaland is no stranger to the Red Devils, having tussled with them on numerous occasions during his time with Leeds United and Manchester City in the Premier League.

It was while playing for the former that he suffered a horrendous knee injury after a rash challenge by United captain Roy Keane, which led to him retiring from football at just 31.

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