LOYAL Manchester United fan, Ryan McLoughlin, who kicked off a petition for the club to stage a victory celebration may have been left disappointed after his efforts came to nothing.

But the nine year old youngster’s call for a celebratory homecoming parade certainly grabbed the attention of the local media, senior politicians, the club’s manager Alex Ferguson, and even the Queen.

Star striker Ryan, who attended the treble-winning parade in 1999, aged just one, collected more than 700 signatures, including Sir Bobby Charlton’s, for the club to stage a victory celebration he can remember.

The youngster, named after Red’s legend Ryan Giggs, even penned a letter, with his mum’s help, to Manchester City councillor Pat Carney pleading for town hall bosses to change their minds.

Ryan, of Clough Avenue, Lacey Green, also appeared on Key 103 to give his campaign a springboard and he met a host of United greats.

His efforts then caught the attention of Alex Feguson, Tatton MP and Shadow Chancellor George Osborne and Tory opposition leader David Cameron who all sent him letters of support.

And he even received a letter from Buckingham Palace on behalf of the Queen.

Ryan, who has received comparisons to Wayne Rooney, said he was too young to understand the original open-topped bus tour and wanted council bosses to change their mind about the ban brought in after the trouble caused by Rangers’ fans during the UEFA Cup final.

The powerful centre forward, who scored 15 goals in 12 games for the Alderley Edge Nomads this season, collected signatures from fans at the Law, Best and Charlton statue unveiling, and at the Old Trafford Bruce Springsteen concert afterwards.

Ryan said: "My mum and dad took me to see the victory parade in 1999 and I was too young to understand. Can you tell me what has changed from 1999 to 2008?

"We are being punished for the minority of Scottish fans that were invited into Manchester to drink at their leisure on the streets."

His dad, Wilmslow taxi driver John, 53, who regularly has Edwin van der Sar and Mikael Silvestre in his cab, said: "Ryan just wanted to do something for all Reds to celebrate straight after the final. He’s so dedicated to his football and we’re very proud of him for doing this."