Bafana Legend Quinton Fortune to Feature in Manchester United vs Liverpool Legends Match

Bafana Legend Quinton Fortune to Feature in Manchester United vs Liverpool Legends Match

Keba Mothoagae
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:00 PM
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  • Former South African international midfielder Quinton Fortune will be back in Manchester United's colours
  • He will participate in a legends match between the Red Devils and arch-rivals Liverpool in a Legends of the North charity event at Old Trafford
  • Fortune was signed by Sir Alex Ferguson in 1999 at the club, where he went on to make well over 100 appearances until 2006

Quinton Fortune is back in red.

The former Bafana Bafana midfielder will feature for Manchester United against Liverpool next month in a Legends of the North charity match. The fixture will take place at Old Trafford on 21 May.

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Steven Gerrard is elbowed by Quinton Fortune during a Liverpool-Manchester United clash at Anfield in 2003.
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The announcement was made by the Manchester United Foundation in a statement that read:

"Manchester United Foundation is delighted to announce the latest group of players who will be returning to the Theatre of Dreams to take on Liverpool in the Legends of the North match on Saturday 21st May.
"Reds legends Paul Scholes, Dimitar Berbatov, Nicky B*tt, Dwight Yorke and Quinton Fortune are the latest quintet to be confirmed, with the likes of Diego Forlan, Jaap Stam and Patrice Evra already assembled in Bryan Robson's squad."
"Bulgarian forward Berbatov will be returning to Old Trafford for the first time since his departure from the club in 2012."

The remainder of the team that will make up Manchester United's contingent, as well as the full list of representatives from Liverpool is expected to be confirmed in the coming weeks ahead of the highly-anticipated exhibition match.

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Robbie Fowler and Quinton Fortune and tussle for the ball in a Liverpool vs Manchester United legends match in 2015.
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According to KickOff, Fortune, who is currently employed as a technical coach at Championship side Reading, made 127 appearances for the Red Devils between 1999 and 2006 and later worked with the club's reserve team while completing his coaching badges.

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