Legends Reunited For Barcelona Game

Manchester United Legends will be back at Old Trafford on Saturday 2 September 2017 when taking on FC Barcelona Legends.

Former Reds stars Andrew Cole and Quinton Fortune attended a press launch today at a Manchester United Foundation project in Salford to showcase the ways in which funds raised from the charity fixture will benefit the local community.

Cole will have a new role for the Barcelona game as he explained to ManUtd.com. "I'm going to be assistant manager this time. Robbo's going to be the manager again so he'll still be taking all the criticism! But I'll be getting involved with the boys and the banter.

"I won't be shouting at the players but I'll be encouraging them and laughing with them. It will be a good day. We enjoy these games and we've had great turnouts from the fans as well. It's usually a fun time for everyone, especially for the boys catching up with each other."

Meanwhile, Fortune will reprise his role in midfield as he joins a host of ex-players including Edwin van der Sar, Paul Scholes, Denis Irwin, Dwight Yorke, Phil Neville, Ronny Johnsen, Louis Saha, Mikaël Silvestre, Jesper Blomqvist and Dion Dublin.

The Catalan side will be managed by José Mari Bakero and fans can look forward to welcoming Gaizka Mendieta, Éric Abidal, Miguel Angel Nadal, Gheorghe Popescu, Andoni Goikoetxea and Julio Salinas to the Theatre of Dreams.

The United veterans will also be travelling to the Nou Camp on 30 June 2017 for the first leg in this exciting tie, in a match sure to set up a thrilling return at Old Trafford in September. The latter event will also include live entertainment from top music acts and family activities outside the stadium.

Legends are Back 2017 follows the success of the 2013 and 2015 clashes against Real Madrid and Bayern Munich respectively, which jointly raised over £1.8million for Manchester United Foundation.

Cole added: "We've had some quality games in the past against Bayern Munich and Real Madrid and now we're playing Barcelona. Legends matches are really popular and we usually have crowds of around 60,000 turning up so there's a real carnival-like atmosphere with other entertainment going on before and after the game."