Devastated mum slams Premier League star for ‘ruining 10-year-old’s birthday’ after brutally REFUSING to give him shirt

A DEVESTATED mum has slammed Manchester City prima James McAtee for "ruining" her 10-year-old's birthday.

Chantelle Howard took to societal media to slam McAtee for brutally refusing to springiness distant his match-worn garment connected Wednesday night.

Following Man City's 3-1 triumph implicit Club Brugge connected Wednesday, which secured them a spot successful the Champions League play-offs, young Oaklan was waiting extracurricular the stadium to conscionable his heroes.

McAtee, 22, was 1 of the players who soon drove retired of the gates astatine the Etihad, stopping to manus his garment to idiosyncratic who had been waiting retired successful the cold.

The midfielder pointed retired of his model astatine Oaklan and seemed to archer a steward to manus him his garment to convey him for waiting.

However, McAtee soon changed his caput aft noticing that the 10-year-old was wearing a Sheffield Wednesday overgarment - rivals of his erstwhile nine Sheffield United.

McAtee spent 2 seasons connected indebtedness with the Blades, making 75 appearances and scoring 14 goals for the Yorkshire club.

The England younker planetary tin beryllium heard saying: "Oh no, he's got a Sheffield Wednesday apical on. I hatred Sheffield Wednesday", earlier driving distant without giving the youngster his shirt.

The unbelievable infinitesimal has been slammed by mum Chantelle, who wrote a fuming station connected Facebook astir the rivalry snub.

It read: "Imagine travelling each that way, braving the freezing acold aft watching a Champions League game, conscionable for your small football-mad 10-year-old to person his day nighttime ruined.

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"James McAtee had the accidental to marque a day unforgettable - helium handed retired his shirt, and you should person seen the axenic joyousness connected the kids' faces!

"But then, erstwhile it came to Oaklan, helium changed his mind… each due to the fact that of a Sheffield Wednesday badge connected his coat.

"Never caput that helium was head-to-toe successful Man City gear, having spent each his day wealth successful the nine store that night.

"Kids look up to their idols, whether they enactment a section squad oregon 1 of the biggest successful the world.

"Not everyone tin get to the Etihad each week, but that doesn't marque them immoderate little of a fan.

"Moments similar these signifier however young supporters spot the crippled - and their heroes. It's a shame erstwhile football forgets what truly matters."

McAtee has been linked with an exit from Man City this period aft struggling for minutes nether Pep Guardiola.

The City academy postgraduate hasn't made a azygous commencement successful the Premier League this season.

German champions Bayer Leverkusen are amongst the clubs who person been linked with a determination for the highly-rated star, portion a fig of Prem sides person been suggested too.

McAtee has conscionable 18 months remaining connected his declaration with City wherever helium has been portion of the setup since helium was conscionable 10 years aged himself.

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