Manchester United Women’s Ella Toone has emotionally congratulated her school friend Keely Hodgkinson - also a fellow Red - on winning gold at the Olympic Games in Paris.
Millions of viewers across Great Britain watched with delight on Monday evening as Hodgkinson dominated the women’s 800m final at the Stade de France.
Ella and Keely both attended Fred Longworth High School in Tyldesley, Greater Manchester, and remain good friends to this day, supporting each other in their respective sports.
Ella and Keely both attended Fred Longworth High School in Tyldesley, Greater Manchester, and remain good friends to this day, supporting each other in their respective sports.
See how Ella reacted to the big race on Monday night...
Via her official TikTok account, Tooney shared footage of her watching Monday’s race and later delivered this message:
“Congratulations Keely, I've just been screaming at the tele!
“I am so proud of you, everyone was rooting for you back home, you have done us all proud, and Fred Longworth proud as well. Enjoy the celebrations - come on Keely!”
The Olympic champion added: “To see us both from the same hometown, on a world level, really pushing female sports is incredible. Ella's doing amazing and I'm hoping to follow in her footsteps and do great things for women's sport.”
When asked about the remarkable feat of one school producing two leading sportswomen, she said: “I know, they love us! I will be going back to say hi at some point because they really supported me at school as well.”
Congratulations on your incredible success, Keely, from everybody at Manchester United.