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This is the adorable and heartbreaking moment a United-mad tot broke down in tears at the prospect of having to wear blue when she starts school.

Lilly Rae Doyle is set to start St Elizabeth’s RC Primary School in Wythenshawe on October 20, but was left distraught after finding out her new uniform was the colour of her beloved Reds’ bitter arch-rivals.

Despite the best efforts of mum Faye Cummins and her partner Andrew Mitchell to persuade little Lilly Rae that United often wear a blue away strip, she remains inconsolable at her new attire.

The video shows the first time the three-year-old tried on the uniform and she can be seen repeatedly tugging on the Royal blue cardigan and crying “I don’t like blue, I want to get if off”.

Faye, 28, a bank worker, from Benchill, Wythenshawe, said she wasn’t surprised by her daughter’s reaction.

She said: “I knew she wasn’t going to be happy. She just loves United, she is such an avid fan and loves everything to do with them. It’s always United, United, United.

“We went to buy the uniform earlier this week and we thought once she had it on we might be able to talk her round.

“It was a nightmare, I don’t know how we’re going to get on when it’s her first day at school because she’s not changing her mind. I don’t think it’s going to be easy.

“It’s tough to see my little girl upset but I’m sure she’ll get used to the new uniform. She’s so passionate about United and I think the video’s brilliant, I hope it’s something which will make other people smile as well.

“Most of my family are City fans, it’s just me and my sister that are United. They’ve all seen the video and they all think it’s quite funny, they’d much rather she was a Blue.”

Lilly Rae doesn’t have a favourite United player as she ‘loves them all the same’ and unsurprisingly lists her Manchester United shirt as her favourite item of clothing.

The video shows Lilly Rae protesting that her uniform is “so, so blue” and standing firm against arguments that she won’t be able to go to school without her new uniform on.

Lilly Rae will be joining the school’s ‘Foundation Stage One’ pre-school class later this month.