Man Utd Legends line up for Liverpool clash with combined age of 773… but how many can you name?
MANCHESTER UNITED’S Legends team had a combined age of a whopping 773 – as they fell to a 3-1 defeat at a Very Old Trafford.
Dimitar Berbatov was on target from the penalty spot as the elderly Red Devils wheeled out plenty of stars from yesteryear for the charity match which raised £1.3million.
A total of 17 players made the final matchday squad after a few late drop-outs, including Diego Forlan.
But manager Bryan Robson, 65, and his assistant in the dugout Andy Cole, 50, still had plenty of vintage talent to choose from.
Popular Dutchman Raimond van der Gouw started in goal – and wowed his team-mates and fans alike with his incredible physique aged 59.
He was shielded by a back four of captain Gary Neville, 47, Jaap Stam, 49, Ronny Johnsen, 52, and Patrice Evra, 41.
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A midfield four saw 36-year-old kid Antonio Valencia link up with Karel Poborsky, 50, Nicky Butt, 47, and Jesper Blomqvist, 48.
And it was two relative youngsters up front with 43-year-old Louis Saha joining Berbatov, who turned 41 in January.
There was bags of, shall we say, experience on the bench, too, with a combined aged of 260.
Wes Brown, 42, John O’Shea, 41, Mikael Silvestre, 44, Quinton Fortune, 45, and Danny Webber, 40, all found themselves among the substitutes – the former looking in tip-top condition still.
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And completing the reserves was Kevin Pilkington, 48, who came on in goal for United.
But he was beaten twice by Mark Gonzalez as the visitors ran out victorious.
The Chilean winger slammed in a free-kick just after the hour mark into the top corner.
And then he rounded off the win with a powerful finish into the bottom corner.
Earlier on, Spaniard Luis Garcia showed some silky skills to round Van der Gouw and tap into the empty net just after half-time.
But Berbatov converted a penalty three minutes later to level it up before Dirk Kuyt crashed the post – then Gonzalez made his mark by matching his tally of two Premier League goals.
