Fletcher, who joined the Red Devils as a youth aged 11 in 1995, confidently predicts that with the current side United possess they can well surpass the top four target touted by the pundits.

Ronaldo was the shining star in a Real team that now boasts of being the most expensive side ever fielded, with a combined total of £382million worth of talent

While Rochdale’s past campaign was all about securing promotion, the focus of the former FA Cup winners’ League One bow is likely to be staving off relegation as they prepare to welcome Peterborough on Saturday.

Doctors discovered in 2009 that James McCarthy, 31, from Trafford, had been living with a brain tumour the size of a fist, possibly for several years, after he suffered a fit at the wheel causing him to lose control of his car

Salford City have been in the eighth tier of English football since the 2008/09 season, and with the takeover there is now a real feeling that they can begin to make a genuine push through the divisions

Charlton, who described new manager Louis van Gaal as a ‘really clever man’, says this year’s morale-boosting pre-season tour will work wonders on United.

United executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward says he’s looking forward to working with manager Louis van Gaal though he may not have it as easy as he would like.

Zaha was signed for £15million from Crystal Palace by Sir Alex Ferguson in January 2013 and then helped the London club into the top flight.

The 24-year-old was signed in 2010 by then manager Sir Alex Ferguson despite the fact the Scot had never seen him play.

Louis van Gaal may be known as a no-nonsense, autocratic football philosopher, but it is his ability to turn players into family members that Manchester United need most.

Van Gaal will travel to the United States for his first matches in charge of the three-times European champions later this week having steered the Netherlands to third place at the World Cup.