Manchester United Legends take on their Celtic Legends counterparts in a high-profile friendly match at Old Trafford today.
The contest, held to aid the Manchester United Foundation, will hope to top the £1.3million raised for charity when the Red Devils old boys took on a Liverpool side two years ago.
Wayne Rooney will lead a star-studded home team, managed by Bryan Robson and also featuring the likes of Paul Scholes, Dimitar Berbatov, Michael Carrick, Darren Fletcher, Antonio Valencia and many more.
Celtic, meanwhile, are managed by Paul Lambert and have the likes of Stiliyan Petrov and Artur Boruc in their ranks.
Here are all the details you need to know for today’s game…
Manchester United Legends vs Celtic Legends is scheduled for a 2pm BST kick-off today on Saturday September 7, 2024.
The match will take place at Old Trafford.
TV channel and live stream: In the UK, the game will be televised live on MUTV.
Live blog: You can follow all the action on matchday via Standard Sport’s live blog.
England icon Robson will coach the United team, assisted by Andy Cole, with Lambert in charge of Celtic. He will be joined in the dugout by Tom Boyd and Tosh McKinlay.
Goalkeepers: Anders Lindegaard, Kevin Pilkington, Raimond van der Gouw
Defenders: Antonio Valencia, Danny Pugh, Danny Simpson, Mikael Silvestre, Phil Bardsley, Ronny Johnsen
Midfielders: Chris Eagles, Darren Fletcher, Eric Djemba-Djemba, Luke Chadwick, Karel Poborsky, Michael Carrick, Nicky Butt, Paul Scholes
Forwards: Danny Webber, Dimitar Berbatov, Fraizer Campbell, Wayne Rooney
Goalkeepers: Artur Boruc, Lukasz Zaluska
Defenders: Charlie Mulgrew, Darren O’Dea, Efe Ambrose, Kelvin Wilson, Mikael Lustig, Stephen McManus
Midfielders: Barry Robson, Joe Ledley, Jonny Hayes, Simon Donnelly, Stiliyan Petrov
Forwards: Gary Hooper, Georgios Samaras, Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink
These legends charity games tend to produce some wild results but this could prove to be a rare positive outing for the Red Devils’ faithful at Old Trafford.
Manchester United to win, 3-2.
