Manchester United and City will jet off to the States in the coming weeks for pre-season tours in preparation for the new Premier League season.

Eight different players from Manchester’s big two have netted a combined ten goals as the competition enters the quarter-final stage – add one more goal from Wigan’s Jean Beausejour and Greater Manchester is comfortably the country’s most dominant region.

Van Persie believes his young Dutch teammates Memphis Depay and Jordy Clasie will bring the team glory days in the future.

Fletcher’s initial taste of pre-season first-team action came in 2003’s trip to the United States, when United visited Seattle, Los Angeles and New Jersey.

A Salford dentist has poked fun at Uruguayan football bad boy Luis Suarez by posting a cheeky advert.

Spaniard Andres Iniesta played under Dutchman Louis van Gaal, currently with his country in Brazil and preparing for a World Cup last eight clash with Costa Rica on Saturday, at Barcelona in the late 1990s.

American car giant Chevrolet penned a seven-year, £53million deal with the club in July 2012 and the shirt featuring their badge has so far been kept under wraps.

The 18-year-old England international’s £30million move from Southampton went through last week while former teammate Adam Lallana, another face of the future for the national side, secured a £25million deal with Liverpool today.

Midfielder Marouane Fellaini in doubt for Belgium’s last 16 World Cup clash with the USA while opposition manager Jurgen Klinsmann has doubts over the referee.

According to reports Sir Alex Ferguson turned down the chance to sign the World Cup leading scorer Rodriguez, 22, when the then United manager decided the £5million teenager wasn’t for Old Trafford.

Superfans are a select few who support their team to the max, earning widespread recognition with some and even worshipped for it.