It is not very often fans celebrate the loaning out of a player, but Cleverley’s deadline day departure to Aston Villa had United fans rejoicing like it was 1999.

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.

The United pair were both included in Roy Hodgson’s 23-man Three Lions squad but neither have been able to cement their place in the Reds starting 11.

The biggest sides in England and Germany first met in 1998 and since then their clashes have been hard-fought and action-packed

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Keane and Ferguson at loggerheads after ex-manager slated Irishman in autobiography

Fan wrote to publisher over glut of errors

Ferguson retired in the summer after 26 years with club

Young under fire for going to ground too easily in Champions League stalemate

Sir Alex Ferguson’s autobiography has a few tips Moyes should take note of

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