Footballing legends Wayne Rooney, Dimitar Berbatov, Paul Scholes and Michael Carrick rolled back the years at Old Trafford Last weekend to help raise funds for the Manchester United Foundation.

More than 33,000 fans were in attendance at Old Trafford on Saturday to see legendary players from United and Celtic come face-to-face in aid of charity.

And the Reds fans in attendance got to see Rooney score a trademark free-kick as the match finished 1-1 before the Scottish side triumphed on penalties.

It is the sixth time Manchester United Foundation has been the beneficiary of a fundraising match at Old Trafford played by retired former players, with previous opponents including Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Barcelona and Liverpool.

The match against Celtic has generated almost £1 million in revenue, which will help to support Manchester United Foundation’s work with young people in Trafford and other areas in Greater Manchester and the UK.

It means the total amount of funds raised from all six Legends matches is in excess of £5.5 million.

Speaking after the game, Rooney said: “It was special to be back at Old Trafford today for the Legends game, and it is all for such a good cause. It was great to play here again

“Manchester United Foundation is doing a great job and being involved for a long time, seeing the work it does first-hand, any time we can give to try to help, it’s always great to do that. It’s a great cause.

“It is important that we continue to do what we can, when we can, to support the Foundation and continue to put smiles on children’s faces.”

Manchester United Foundation chief executive John Shiels added: “We’d like to thank our fantastic team of legends for playing so brilliantly in the name of charity.

“We are incredibly thankful to Manchester United fans for supporting our work all year round, but especially so today, when the price of their ticket goes back into our work supporting young people. Through that work, we aim to make this incredible fanbase proud, every single day, and we’ll continue to do that, now with the added benefit of all funds raised from today’s fixture, for which we’re so grateful.”

Manchester United Foundation is the associated charity of Manchester United Football Club and in the 2023/24 season worked with more than 43,000 participants and delivered 112 projects.