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Watch Irish star Barry Keoghan appear alongside football legend relative in slick new Manchester United kit campaign
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IRISH star Barry Keoghan appeared alongside his football legend relative in a slick new Manchester United kit campaign.
The Saltburn and Top Boy star won a Best Supporting Actor Bafta for his performance in The Banshees of Inisherin.
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Manchester United took to X today, to share a slick video of Barry wearing the club's kit for the 2024/25 season.
In a video scored to Born Slippy by Underwold, the Irish actor walks through the streets of Manchester.
The dad-of-one watched on from the team's training ground, as well as sitting in office, where he uttered the phrase "you can't beat an original".
The campaign featured various football cameos, including the actor's second cousin, Frank Stapleton.
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Stapleton, who played for the club during a stint in the eighties, made a brief cameo alongside his relative.
Current Red Devils also made appearances in the video with fan favourites Rasmus Højlund, Alejandro Garnacho, and Kobbie Mainoo being spotted sitting on a wall.
The slick mini-movie was released to mark the release of their fresh third kit for the season
Oscar-nominated star Barry was also featured sporting other new gear for the club - including a retro wind breaker.
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The wind breaker features the classic logo for the Red Devils and was made by Adidas.
In the past, Barry has also starred for the likes of Arsenal, Ajax and Blackburn Rovers during his career.
Manchester United captioned the video: "You can't beat an original."
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Fans took to social media to share their delight at the ad for the club's new kit.
Rob took to X to say: "Probably my favourite piece of content you've ever produced."
Adam wrote: "This is such an incredible piece of production. It's a perfect vibe for this new kit."
Benjamin wrote: "Adidas are absolutely killing it."
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Keoghan has previously made headlines for cameos in other videos.
In June, the actor packed on the PDA with his girlfriend Sabrina Carpenter for her new music video for her single Please, Please, Please.
At the start of the video, Sabrina could be seen getting released from a jail cells, as she walked through the prison she caught the eye of Barry, who plays another jail bird getting dragged in.
The video then escalated into a montage of the pair committing a string of crimes together.
At the end, Sabrina began to grow tired of Barry's Bonnie and Clyde antics and ended up tying him to a chair and taping his mouth shut.
The singer then kissed Barry and walked away leaving him stranded.
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