Chris Eubank Jr puts Manchester United stars through their paces ahead of George Groves bout

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Jack Rosser @JackRosser_15 February 2018

Chris Eubank Jr paid Manchester United players a visit as he prepares to take on George Groves in his world super-middleweight fight on Saturday.

The 28-year-old hosted a number of United stars at his Manchester gym, before dropping in on the club’s Carrington training ground to put their players through their paces.

Eubank met longstanding stars in Michael Carrick, Phil Jones and Ashley Young, as well as rubbing shoulders with January addition Alexis Sanchez as Jose Mourinho’s side headed out to train ahead of their FA Cup tie with Huddersfield this weekend.

The players presented Eubank Jr with his own Manchester United shirt, having heard from the boxer on the similarities between their two sports.

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“Footwork, just like in football, is one of the most important aspects of the sport in my opinion,” he told assembled United stars.

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“Guys that are flat-footed, they're easy, you just pick them off, you just light them up. That's how you get hurt. The guys that can move, that are fast on their feet, they can get out of the way.

“Hit and don't get hit, that's what boxing's all about. I practice my defence just as much as my offence, because I want to stay pretty, I don't want to get hit.”

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Eubank Jr faces Groves at Manchester Arena on Saturday, a bout you can follow here on Standard Sport.

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