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Sean Longstaff opens up about Manchester United rumours

Longstaff in action for Newcastle against Spurs in the 19/20 season

Sean Longstaff was one of the surprising inclusions on Manchester United's list of potential signings in the summer. However, the Newcastle United midfielder ended up staying at Tyneside and has now opened up about the Manchester United links and how it acted as a 'distraction'.

Speaking to the club website, the youngster said,

“You can sometimes get distracted by the outside noise and maybe for a little bit in the summer I was a bit,”

“It’s hard not to whenever you go anywhere you see your face on the front of a newspaper and you turn the telly on people are talking about you. And it’s not like they’re talking about little things, they’re talking about things that can change your life really.

“The expectation is half what I’ve done and it’s probably a good thing. It does just go to show I did impress people when I got my chance last year. So for me, it’s about not listening to them and sticking to what I do. I speak to Matty Ritchie a lot, he’s someone I lean on in the squad. He tends to keep us grounded and he’s always there with good bits of advice.

“Sometimes you can get distracted by figures that are thrown out there and you’re doing things you wouldn’t normally try to do. I think I spoke to him about it and he said the reason people are speaking about you is because of what you did and keep everything so simple and ticking along and you’ve got the other stuff there if you need it."