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    Wayne Rooney names just FOUR Man Utd Champions League winners who would get in Man City’s team… including himself

    WAYNE ROONEY admits only four members of his old Manchester United side would get a game for Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City.Writing In his column for The Times, Rooney gave his take on the current side United’s “noisy neighbours” have crafted.
    Wayne Rooney has backed himself to make the grade to play in Pep Guardiola’s current Man City teamCredit: Rex Features
    And Rooney thinks just three of his team-mates would be able to join himCredit: PA
    And to the dismay of the Red Devils faithful, he does not believe the 2008 United team – which won the Premier League and Champions League – would be able to beat them over a whole season.
    Instead, Rooney believes they would be more like modern-day Liverpool – able to beat City in one-off games but ultimately struggling to maintain the same consistency over the course of the season.
    However, he does believe four of Sir Alex Ferguson’s 2008 side would be able to come into the line-up of their modern-day city rivals.
    Firstly, Rooney believes midfield maestro Paul Scholes would have no problems fitting in under Guardiola.
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    He also thinks the pairing of Nemanja Vidic and Rio Ferdinand would improve the Cityzen’s backline.
    And last but not least, Rooney has backed himself to be a key part of this super team.
    Interestingly, this also means there is no room for Cristiano Ronaldo, who won the first of his five Ballon d’Or trophies at United that season.
    The ex-England skipper also revealed he would have loved to play alongside record-breaker Erling Haaland and Kevin De Bruyne.
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    Rooney also revealed how he uses Guardiola as an example to improve his own coaching.
    He added: “I’d love to have played under Guardiola.
    “I look at how he develops people as players and individuals, at what he is doing with John Stones and how he has affected Jack Grealish.
    “He’s an incredible coach. You look at how he has changed his back line this season, the progress of Nathan Ake and so many examples of his work.
    “You see someone constantly working on the shape of his team and on new ways to break down the opposition.
    “As a manager, I marvel at that.” More

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    It’s testament to the utter shambles in 10 years since Fergie’s exit that this will be a season of progress for Man Utd

    TEN years on from the announcement of Sir Alex Ferguson’s retirement, the state of play with Manchester United’s squad is as follows:An under-performing goalkeeper, who is costing goals and can’t play confidently with his feet.
    So far Man Utd have come nowhere near replicating the glorious reign of Sir Alex Ferguson from 1986-2013Credit: PA
    Erik ten Hag’s first season in charge could yet be the best post-Fergie campaign for the Red Devils amid a battle to take over the clubCredit: Getty
    An £85million club captain who is currently fifth-choice centre-half.
    An over-priced £85.5m one-footed, one-trick pony and another winger who cost £73m and cannot get a regular place in an average team.
    The midfield lacks dynamism, the full-backs lack attacking threat, the entire team lacks goals and the ability to win away from home.
    And even the defining masterstroke of Erik ten Hag’s first season — fumigating the dressing-room by bombing out Cristiano Ronaldo — basically boils down to this: He has replaced one of the greatest footballers of all time with Wout Weghorst.
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    It is a testament to the utter shambles of the last decade that this will still be a season of progress for England’s most famous football club.
    If United stagger over the line into fourth place ahead of a sprinting Liverpool and, in the far less likely event that they complete a Cup double by defeating Manchester City in the FA Cup final, it might even be the club’s best post-Ferguson season.
    Yet still we could stage a fascinating debate over the most shambolic defeat of their campaign — the historic 7-0 hiding at Anfield, the 6-3 evisceration by City, the 4-0 first-half collapse at Brentford.
    Or the tossing away of a two-goal lead to lose 5-2 on aggregate to the weakest Sevilla team in years to exit the Europa League.
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    Which shows how staggeringly far the mighty have fallen, how United continue to suffer from ten years of dismal player recruitment and how desperately they need the wretched Glazers to get out of the club ASAP.
    Ten Hag got lucky at West Ham on Sunday, where a 1-0 defeat  flattered them.
    He might easily have suffered a serious trouncing at the hands of the old ‘Chosen One’ David Moyes and added another entry to that list of complete humiliations.
    The Hammers should have had a penalty for handball.
    And after he disastrously conceded Said Benrahma’s pea-roller, David de Gea was lucky that a Michail Antonio effort was disallowed when the Spaniard was feeble in dealing with a cross.
    De Gea is out of contract this summer and if Ten Hag is serious about wanting to keep him, then the Dutchman presumably feels he is simply too short of long-serving senior pros, with the petulant Bruno Fernandes already a clearly unsuitable on-field captain.
    Although he already has too many struggling high-profile players to know what to do with — Harry Maguire, Antony and Jadon Sancho among them.
    United haven’t seriously challenged for either the Premier League or Champions League since Ferguson left and they do not look like doing so any time soon.
    Their only hope is a successful takeover and yet even that public auction has been an embarrassing muddle.
    There is no guarantee of any resolution, and even if there is, the Glazers may linger like a bad smell under Jim Ratcliffe.
    There are big question marks over the futures of Harry Maguire and David de GeaCredit: Richard Pelham / The Sun
    Or there will be serious questions asked about Sheikh Jassim, the Qatari royal who is absolutely not funded by the Qatari state which has made such a celebrity circus out of Paris Saint-Germain…
    Ten Hag is a good coach — probably the most suitable of all United’s six post-Ferguson bosses.
    Had it not been for injuries to centre-backs Lisandro Martinez, perhaps United’s best post- Ferguson signing, and Raphael Varane, United would surely have held off Liverpool with some comfort.
    Their home form remains pretty solid and three of their remaining four fixtures are Wolves, Chelsea and Fulham at Old Trafford.
    United should be back in the Champions League, they might still end up parading two Cups, welcoming new owners and capturing Harry Kane this summer.
    And still you can’t imagine them challenging City any time soon.
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    PEP GUARDIOLA was fuming that Erling Haaland didn’t take Manchester City’s late penalty against Leeds — instead leaving it to Ilkay Gundogan.
    He missed his hat-trick attempt before Sam Allardyce’s side made it 2-1 to set up an unnecessarily nervy finale.
    When Haaland ceded spot-kick duties to Riyad Mahrez in the FA Cup semi-final against Sheffield  United a fortnight earlier, Guardiola claimed he’d left it up to the players to decide.
    Firstly, Guardiola must sort out this weird oversight before the greatest test of City’s Treble bid against Real Madrid in the Bernabeu tonight.
    Secondly, imagine how many goals Haaland might score if he was actually ruthless.
    BARRACK ‘N FORTH
    AT St James’ Park, seated directly behind the dugouts, you can appreciate the extent of the earache handed out to fourth officials.
    On Sunday, Anthony Taylor spent the vast majority of the 90 minutes being harangued by Newcastle assistant  Jason Tindall (the chief irritant), Eddie Howe, Mikel Arteta and his No 2 Steve Round.
    And for what? Do these men believe that Taylor will say: “I didn’t make that decision.
    I have no authority to overturn that decision. But, as you’ve moaned so much, I’m going to overturn it anyway.” 
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    FIKAYO TOMORI is heading into a Champions League semi-final with AC Milan against city rivals Inter, aiming to join a select band of Englishmen to  contest a European Cup final with a foreign club.
    Only Kevin Keegan, Laurie Cunningham, Chris Waddle, Steve McManaman and Owen Hargreaves have achieved this before, and nobody for more than 20 years.
    Given the paucity of decent English centre-backs, the absence of Tomori from Gareth Southgate’s squad is looking weird.
    EUROPE’S NO SPUR
    TOTTENHAM’S mini-revival under caretaker-caretaker-boss Ryan Mason might well earn them seventh place in the Premier League and a spot in the Europa Conference League.
    While West Ham have embraced that third-tier competition — as would Brighton, Aston Villa and other clubs — Spurs will, with some justification, consider it beneath them.
    The next permanent boss might wish Spurs had stuck with the last caretaker, Cristian Stellini, trashed the rest of this season and missed out on Europe altogether.
    CAUSING A STER
    FOR a stretch of time, Raheem Sterling was frequently booed by England fans while playing for his country.
    Yet he ended up as Gareth Southgate’s best player when the Three Lions reached their first major final in 55 years at the last Euros, in 2021.

    Chelsea fans are now booing Sterling but, under Mauricio Pochettino next season, he is well capable of changing minds at  Stamford Bridge.
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    Yaya Toure blasts ‘lazy stereotypes about African curses’ as Man City icon distances himself from ex-agent’s Pep claims

    YAYA TOURE has slammed “stereotypes” about “African curses” suggesting that they can be “harmful”.The former Manchester City star made the claim after his former agent Dimitry Seluk said that a curse that had been placed on manager Pep Guardiola had been lifted.
    Yaya Toure’s former agent has lifted a curse on Pep GuardiolaCredit: PA:Press Association
    Dimitry Seluk predicted that City would not win the Champions League in 2018Credit: Facebook/Dimitry Seluk
    The curse was said to prevent Guardiola from winning the competition with Man CityCredit: Getty
    Pep twice won the tournament with Barcelona twiceCredit: The Times
    Toure wrote on Twitter: “My former agent is being quoted by the media about a ‘curse’.
    “Please don’t associate me with this nonsense and lazy stereotypes about African curses!?
    “Media… move on please. This man does not represent me in any way. Amplifying these stereotypes can be harmful.”
    The curse by “shamans” are said to have prevented City from winning the Champions League.
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    Seluk fell out with manager Pep Guardiola over his treatment of the Ivorian midfielder and called on shamans to “curse” the Spaniard.
    Many believe that the curse has prevented Guardiola, 52, from winning the Champions League and adding to the two he had previously won with Barcelona.
    Seluk is said to have tried to nobble City in 2018 and the club are still waiting to win that elusive European crown, despite largely dominating English football.
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    The closest City have come to breaking the curse was in 2021 when they reached the final, only to be beaten by Premier League rivals Chelsea.
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    Seluk was initially angry on behalf of Toure after the club forgot to give him a cake on his birthday. His game time then started to decline before he left the club in 2018.
    Less than a month after leaving the club there were unproven allegations that Guardiola did not like black players, which was followed by the revelation that Seluk had a curse placed on the club.
    Toure, 39, apologised for his comments and labelled them a “mistake” later on.
    Seluk is now hoping for City to win the Champions League as he revealed in an interview.
    Seluk told The Mirror: “I want to apologise for this matter.
    “I think it is time for this bitterness to stop – and I know that Yaya feels the same because he wishes nothing but success for City.
    “I can say that the spell has now been lifted by the shamans – and that I think City will win the Champions League under Pep.
    “They have a good chance of winning it this year. But whatever happens they will definitely win it in the next three years.
    “Do you remember when I once criticised City for not giving Yaya a cake on his birthday?
    “Well it is my birthday this month and my present is for this curse to be ended.
    “In fact, it is my hope that City win the Treble this season.”
    City are the favourites to win both the Premier League and the FA Cup while their path to Champions League glory is more difficult.
    Man City face Real Madrid in the Champions League semi-finals tomorrowCredit: Getty
    The Citizens are in the semi-finals of the competition but face Real Madrid, who knocked them out at the same stage last season.
    The first leg of the tie is on Tuesday evening at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid.
    Toure is currently working at Tottenham as an academy coach.
    But during his time as a player at the Etihad, he was one of the best midfielders in the Premier League and is arguably one of the club’s greatest-ever talents.
    Seluk added: “As Yaya’s agent, it was my responsibility to fight for my client and try to defend him.
    “I think he was the first great player City signed after Sheikh Mansour bought the club.
    “But what I said about Pep being cursed has caused even more bad blood that wasn’t necessary.
    “It has got to the point where people think I am football’s equivalent of Nostradamus.

    “I can’t predict the future, but it is my opinion that Pep will win the Champions League with Manchester City.
    “I am reaching out before the game against Madrid to tell everyone at the club and their fans that they have all of my support.” More

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    How Man Utd’s run-in compares to Liverpool, Spurs, Brighton and Newcastle as Champions League race reaches fever pitch

    THE Premier League season is nearing its end, but there is still an enormous amount to play for in the remaining games. With Manchester City and Arsenal fighting it out for the title and a tight relegation battle it is easy to look past what is an enthralling race to finish in the Champions League places.
    How the fixtures fall for the five clubs chasing two slots
    Newcastle will be hoping to remain in third place and bring Champions League football back to St James’ Park for the first time since 2003
    There are still two spots up for grabs with five teams doing their utmost to secure one of them.
    Only 10 points separate third place Newcastle and seventh place Brighton ahead of the final run-in for the European hunters.
    With such a tight battle and so little left of the season we take a look at each club’s run-in to see who faces the toughest test in their push to play amongst Europe’s elite.
    NEWCASTLE UNITED
    Newcastle have exceeded all expectations with Eddie Howe at the helm and find themselves in pole position as the top four race kicks into gear.
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    However they had their confidence knocked after a 2-0 home loss to Arsenal in their most recent game.
    The Magpies’ remaining fixtures are relatively kind with games against relegation candidates Leeds and Leicester as well as a trip to struggling Chelsea, who having just secured their safety will have very little to play for.
    Perhaps the hardest fixture for the Tyneside club is a visit from fellow Champions League competitors Brighton who have been in electric form since the appointment of Roberto De Zerbi.
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    MANCHESTER UNITED
    Erik ten Hag’s side seemed all but guaranteed to finish in the top four earlier in the season with talk of a title charge on the cards.
    But The Red Devils failed to continue their red hot form and weren’t able to keep up the pace with City and Arsenal.
    They took a Hammer blow to their Champions League chances after a 1–0 loss away to West Ham last time out, but will take confidence from their upcoming fixtures.
    Manchester United will want to make sure they cling on to their place in the top four to add to their Carabao Cup trophy and upcoming FA Cup final
    Man U only have one away trip in their remaining four games as they travel to the south coast to face the Cherries who already find themselves on the beach sitting nine points clear of relegation.
    As for their home games they welcome Wolves, Chelsea and Fulham to Old Trafford.
    On current form United will feel their fixtures all look winnable, but with Liverpool hot on their tails they’ll need to ensure they don’t allow any complacency to creep in.
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    LIVERPOOL
    Liverpool only have three games remaining and will be able to enjoy a week’s break between each fixture as a result.
    The Reds start their run-in with a trip to Leicester who they narrowly beat at home after a Wout Faes double own-goal.
    Klopp’s side have been atrocious away from home this season winning just five of their 17 games on the road in the league.
    Liverpool will have pulled off an extremely impressive turnaround if they manage to finish the season with Champions League football
    They will be relieved to know the toughest of their remaining three fixtures is at home when they host Aston Villa on May 20.
    The Merseyside club finish their campaign with a trip to Southampton who barring a miracle will have already been relegated.
    It’s three very kind fixtures for Klopp and Co, but they will have to pick up all nine points to pile the pressure on to Man United in fourth.
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    TOTTENHAM
    Spurs have had a torrid season, not least because of the success of their North London rivals.
    They currently sit six points off the top four places and have played a game more than fourth place Man United.
    Ryan Mason will need to pull off something special if they’re to turn their season around and secure Champions League football next season.
    Tottenham have struggled to keep form with rotating managers and will hope they can secure top four to find some stability next season
    Their fixtures don’t look too daunting, but with a trip to in Villa Park and hosting the ever-difficult Brentford they have two sticky games to navigate next.
    They finish the season with an away day at Elland Road up against a Leeds United side under Sam Allardyce who will likely be fighting for their lives in front of their famously loud fans.
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    BRIGHTON
    Nobody in the league has played less games than Brighton so far with the Seagulls still having six games to play in the remaining three weeks.
    The tight schedule will likely prove hard work for De Zerbi and his players alongside what looks to be the hardest group of fixtures of anyone else in the battle for top four.
    Brighton could completely change the direction of the title race as they face both Man City and Arsenal in the coming weeks.
    Can Brighton top off their outstanding campaign by bringing Champions League football to the South Coast?
    They also go away to Aston Villa and Newcastle in what will prove to be really tricky match-ups for the team sat in seventh.
    Despite hosting both Southampton and Everton during their run-in it seems that the tight schedule and number of big clashes leaves De Zerbi’s men with the toughest challenge to be playing Champions League football next season.
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    The run-in is too close to call and with European nights being the prize at the end of the tunnel it is nearly impossible to guess who will come out on top.

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    AC Milan vs Inter Milan: Italian rivals face off in mouthwatering Champions League semi-final – stream, TV, team news

    AC Milan take on rivals Inter Milan in tasty Champions League semi-final first leg at the San Siro.The two sides are also battling it out in Serie A this season as just two points separate Inter in fourth and Stefano Pioli’s side in fifth.
    AC Milan overcame Napoli in the quarter-finalCredit: SPLASH NEWS
    Inter Milan beat Benfica in the last roundCredit: alamy
    AC Milan had to overcome Napoli, who are now Italian champions, in the quarter-finals.
    They claimed a 2-1 victory over the two legs and secured their place in the Champions League semi-final to face another Italian giant.
    Inter beat Benfica 5-3 on aggregate in the last round after a dramatic second leg at the San Siro.
    The winner of the all-Italian tie will face either Real Madrid or Manchester City in the final in Istanbul.
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    When is AC Milan vs Inter Milan?

    AC Milan vs Inter Milan will take place on Wednesday, May 10th
    Kick off will be at 8pm GMT
    The San Siro will play host

    What channel is AC Milan vs Inter Milan on and can it be live streamed?

    AC Milan vs Inter Milan will be broadcast live on BT Sport 1.
    BT Sport customers can live stream all the action via the FREE BT Sport app which is available to download onto your mobile or tablet device.
    Alternatively, you can keep up to date with all the latest from the San Siro with SunSport’s live blog.

    Team news
    Stefano Pioli will be hoping that Rafael Leao’s injury is nothing serious.
    The Portuguese international limped off the pitch after just 12 minutes against Lazio on Saturday.
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    41-year-old Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Tommaso Pobega will be unavailable due to injury.
    For Inter they will be without centre-back Milan Skriniar for the Champions League semi-final first leg.
    Simone Inzaghi will also not have the services of German wing-back Robin Gosens.
    Danilo D’Ambrosio could return after missing last weekend’s clash with Roma due to fatigue.
    Odds
    Match result

    AC Milan – 2/1
    Draw – 21/10
    Inter Milan – 29/20

    To qualify

    AC Milan – 11/10
    Inter Milan – 8/11

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    Real Madrid vs Man City: Guardiola’s side travel to European kings as they eye historic treble – stream, TV, team news

    MANCHESTER CITY must dethrone Spanish giants Real Madrid in order to win their first Champions League title.The Cityzens will take on Los Blancos at the Bernabeu in the first leg of their colossal Champions League semi-final.
    Erling Haaland scored twice against Bayern Munich over two legs in the last round.Credit: EPA
    Karim Benzema played a vital role in Real Madrid’s triumph over Chelsea in the quarter-finals.Credit: GETTY
    Pep Guardiola’s side comfortably got past German champions Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals.
    Man City have a fantastic chance to secure a historic treble this campaign after an unbelievable showing in all competitions.
    As for Real Madrid, they dismantled 2021 Champions League winners Chelsea over two legs to progress to the semi-finals.
    Los Blancos will be giving it their all to make it back-to-back triumphs in Europe’s elite competition, as domestic rivals Barcelona are almost certainly going to be crowned La Liga champions.
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    When is Real Madrid vs Man City?

    Real Madrid vs Man City will take place on Tuesday, May 9th.
    Kick off will be at 8pm GMT.
    The Santiago Bernabeu will play host.

    What channel is Real Madrid vs Man City on and can it be live streamed?

    Real Madrid vs Man City will be broadcast live on BT Sport 1.
    BT Sport customers can live stream all the action via the FREE BT Sport app which is available to download onto your mobile or tablet device.
    Alternatively, you can keep up to date with all the latest from the Bernabeu with SunSport’s live blog.

    Team news
    Kevin de Bruyne returned to the Manchester City starting line-up on the weekend and played the whole 90 minutes.
    Nathan Ake had recently returned from an ankle injury to face Leeds on the weekend, but the Dutchman went down early in the second half and was withdrawn, making him a doubt for Tuesday.
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    For Real Madrid, they will be without the services of French left-back Ferland Mendy who is out of action with a calf injury.
    First-choice centre-back Eder Militao is unavailable for the first leg due to suspension after picking up his third booking in the Champions League against Chelsea.
    Odds
    Match result:

    Read Madrid – 11/5
    Draw – 5/2
    Man City – 11/10

    To qualify:

    Real Madrid – 2/1
    Man City – 4/11

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    Where Man Utd’s 1999 Treble-winning Champions League heroes are now, including one who runs a pizza restaurant

    GOING into management or punditry are two of the most popular roles for professional players when they hang up their boots.But did you know one member of the 1999 Treble-winning Manchester United side now runs his own pizza restaurant?
    Many of Manchester United’s starting line-up from the 1999 Champions League final have gone into punditry or managementCredit: Getty Images – Getty
    The starting line-up from the ’99 Champions League final have all long since retired.
    But many enjoyed continued success after hanging up their boots, whether that be through media work, coaching or serving up delicious pizza.
    A number of them even work together to this day, whether that be as co-owners of League Two side Salford City, or ambassadors for the Red Devils.
    Here SunSport takes a look at where the side that started the ’99 Champions League final against Bayern Munich are now.
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    GK – Peter Schmeichel
    Like many retired footballers, Schmeichel went into punditry after calling it a day on his professional playing career.
    Now 59, Schmeichel worked for the BBC during the 2022 World Cup, and he also works as a pundit in his native Denmark.
    RB – Gary Neville
    The 48-year-old has successfully gone into football punditry after hanging up his boots and is one of Sky Sports’ biggest names.
    He is also co-owner of League Two side Salford City and has a string of business ventures including hotels and property developments in Manchester.
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    Neville spent an ill-fated 16 games in charge of Spanish side Valencia in 2015-16, and was also England assistant manager from 2012-2016.
    Gary Neville is a top pundit for Sky SportsCredit: Getty
    CB – Ronny Johnsen
    One of the two starting centre-backs from the ’99 Champions League final, Johnsen has gone into coaching and punditry since retiring.
    He has worked as a pundit and analyst for Norwegian broadcaster TV2, and also spent time as coach of Norwegian side Eik Tonsberg, before leaving in 2021.
    Johnsen is also a Manchester United ambassador.
    CB – Jaap Stam
    Former centre-back Stam enjoyed a spell managing in the Championship with Reading from 2016-18.
    His most recent role was with MLS franchise FC Cincinnati from 2020-21.
    Stam is currently without a role in management but last Septemer offered his services to current United boss Erik ten Hag.
    LB – Denis Irwin
    Another of the ’99 Treble-winning team to have successfully forged a career in the media.
    Irwin, 57, works for the club-owned MUTV.
    RM – Ryan Giggs
    The 49-year-old has played more times for Manchester United than anyone else, and spent time as interim boss after David Moyes was sacked in 2014.
    He was also assistant manager from 2014-16, before becoming Wales boss in 2018.
    Giggs stepped down from the role in June 2022 amid allegations of assault and coercive behaviour against his former girlfriend.
    Giggs will face a retrial, starting from July 31 this year, after the jury in his first trial were unable to reach a verdict.
    The former winger denied the allegations and pleaded not guilty to all of the charges.
    CM – David Beckham
    Global celebrity David Beckham is another co-owner at Salford.
    But he is also the co-owner and president of his own MLS franchise, Inter Miami.
    Nowadays he can regularly be found in attendance at Brentford B’s fixtures, where son Romeo is currently on loan.
    David Beckham remains one of the world’s biggest celebsCredit: AFP
    CM – Nicky Butt
    The last of the starters from the 1999 Champions League final to be a co-owner at Salford.
    Now 48, Butt is also the current CEO of the League Two club after taking over from Neville in October 2022.
    He was previously head of first-team development at Manchester United under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, but left the role in March 2021.
    A number of the starters from the 1999 Champions League final are co-owners of League Two side Salford CityCredit: Handout
    LM – Jesper Blomqvist
    These days the former Sweden international runs a pizza restaurant in Stockholm.
    He told manutd.com last September: “I’ve still got that [restaurant] and we’ve just moved to a bigger place.
    “We’ve won a few awards, especially from some Italian organisations and that makes me extra proud, those awards, but the most important thing is the customers keep coming back.”
    ST – Dwight Yorke
    Former striker Yorke led Aussie side Macarthur FC to Australian Cup final glory in 2022 as manager of the club.
    However, he left in January 2023 after just 13 games in charge and is currently a brand ambassador for Manchester United, as well as a sports ambassador for Trinidad & Tobago.
    Dwight Yorke left his role as boss of Australian side Macarthur FC in JanuaryCredit: Getty
    ST – Andy Cole
    Like his old strike partner, Cole, 51, is a Manchester United ambassador and also works as pundit.
    Cole and Yorke spent time together in Singapore in April in their roles for United, helping to promote the club.
    He is also the co-founder of Phoenix Sport & Media Group, who work as advisors to sports and media stars.
    Sub – Ole Gunnar Solskjaer
    The match winner from the ’99 final went on to manage United from 2018 to 2021.
    He returned to his native Norway after being sacked by the Red Devils, where reports claim he is currently settled with his family.
    Solskjaer is claimed to have done some work coaching with Norwegian side Kristiansund, where his son plays.
    Sub – Teddy Sheringham
    The other goal scorer on that infamous night in Barcelona, Sheringham started playing competitive poker after retiring from professional football.
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    He had brief spells in charge of EFL side Stevenage and Indian club ATK in 2015-16 and 2017-18, respectively.
    In 2020 Sheringham was a contestant on hit ITV show The Masked Singer, and was also part of the show Harry’s Heroes that same year.
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    Fans left baffled after thinking they heard famous football anthem during the King’s Coronation

    FOOTBALL fans were left utterly baffled after hearing the “Champions League anthem” at the Coronation of King Charles III.The piece of music, titled Zadok The Priest, was sung by the Westminster Abbey choir while the anointing screen was moved to shield the King during the Coronation.
    Zadok The Priest was sung during the Coronation of King Charles IIICredit: AP
    However, many football fans were quick to notice that it sounded exactly like the iconic Champions League anthem.
    One person tweeted: “I thought they were playing the Champions League anthem then.”
    To which another replied: “They are. Same piece of music!”
    Another person wrote: “This sounds like the Champions League anthem.”
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    While a third added: “Sorry but are they playing the CHAMPIONS LEAGUE music at the Coronation?”
    One person wrote: “Aye this is the Champions League theme.”
    And another joked: “Who knew he was a fan of the Champions League?!”
    Zadok The Priest was composed by George Frideric Handel for the Coronation of King George II in 1727.
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    It has since been traditionally performed during the anointing of the sovereign at the Coronation of every British monarch, including the Coronation of the late Queen Elizabeth II which took place in 1953.
    When the Champions League was rebranded in 1992, English composer Tony Britten adapted the famous anthem to create the tune that is now traditionally played before huge European nights. More