Celtic Legends vs Manchester United Legends LIVE!
Two British giants roll back the years today in the name of charity as the great and good of the past return to the pitch. Former Man Utd captain Bryan Robson is in the dugout today as he takes a team of former stars to Glasgow looking for revenge after defeat in a penalty shootout 12 months ago.
Last September, Wayne Rooney’s opening goal was cancelled out by Gary Hooper and the Bhoys went on to triumph on spot-kicks. Brian McClair has named a strong squad for his return fixture, which includes the likes of Joe Hart, Stiliyan Petrov, Georgios Samaras and Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink.
United are also not messing around with this squad, with the likes of Nani, Dimitar Berbatov, Karel Poborsky and Michael Carrick all lining up in red today. You can follow Celtic Legends vs Manchester United Legends live below with Standard Sport’s dedicated live blog!
Celtic Legends vs Manchester United Legends last news
- CELTIC WIN: Naylor scored winning penalty
- GOAL! Maloney equalises
- GOAL! McDonald pulls one back
- GOAL! Berbatov into the top corner
- GOAL! Fletcher opens the scoring
A deserved triumph on penalties for the hosts, but the big winner is, of course, charity.
Plenty raises for both clubs’ foundations.
Thanks for following along today.
From 2-0 down and with little hope, to winning on pens.
As you can imagine, this victory has gone down very well at Celtic Park.
CELTIC WIN!
Saturday 6 September 2025 16:00 , Alex Young...and he does! Naylor buries his spot-kick to complete a stunning comeback for Celtic!
Nani must score... AND DOES!
Naylor up next to win it for Celtic...
McDonald does just that! Advantage Celtic!
SAVE!
Saturday 6 September 2025 15:58 , Alex YoungGibson is denied by Hart! A chance for Celtic to take the lead in the shootout...
Mulgrew restores order with a confident finish. 2-2.
SAVE!
Saturday 6 September 2025 15:57 , Alex YoungBut Blackett cannot capitalise, as Boruc SAVES!
MISS!
Saturday 6 September 2025 15:56 , Alex YoungHart loved taking a penalty during his playing days... but not today! He skies his effort over the bar!
Eagles makes it 2-1 in the shootout, though Hart nearly got hands to it.
Donnelly levels it up!
Carrick is first up... and SCORES!
Penalties!
Saturday 6 September 2025 15:52 , Alex Young90min: There’s the full-time whistle! Just like last year, this game will be decided by penalties.
Celtic Legends 2-2 Man United Legends
Saturday 6 September 2025 15:48 , Alex Young84min: Time is running out for an equaliser.
GOAL!
Saturday 6 September 2025 15:41 , Alex Young77min: All square!
Quickfire double from the Hoops as Maloney fires home after being set up by Samaras.
GOAL!
Saturday 6 September 2025 15:35 , Alex Young72min: Celtic are back in it!
McDonald slots home from close range at the second attempt after Blackett cleared his first effort off the line.
CHANCE!
Saturday 6 September 2025 15:31 , Alex Young67min: Samaras should score!
Celtic have carved open the better chances this half, but remain few and far between.
This was one of the best as Samaras is found in the area but puts his finish wide.
Celtic Legends 0-2 Man United Legends
Saturday 6 September 2025 15:25 , Alex Young59min: Gibson, Eagles and Pilkington are on for United.
Celtic Legends 0-2 Man United Legends
Saturday 6 September 2025 15:21 , Alex Young56min: Super stuff from Silvestre, who races back to slide in on Samaras to prevent a shot on goal.
Celtic Legends 0-2 Man United Legends
Saturday 6 September 2025 15:13 , Alex Young50min: Samaras is also on for Celtic, to a huge cheer.
Second half!
Saturday 6 September 2025 15:08 , Alex Young46min: Back underway.
Looks like Celtic are introducing Boruc, Petrov and Maloney at half-time.
More changes to be confirmed.
Neither squad boasting huge benches, but we should see changes ahead of the second half.
Half-time!
Saturday 6 September 2025 14:51 , Alex Young49min: There’s the whistle. A long way back for the Hoops, but they are not out of it.
CROSSBAR!
Saturday 6 September 2025 14:46 , Alex Young44min: The closest Celtic have come so far as Lustig meets Naylor’s cross with a decent header, which smacks the top of the bar and spins behind.
Celtic Legends 0-2 Man United Legends
Saturday 6 September 2025 14:40 , Alex Young39min: Mulgrew continues to be the most threatening for Celtic, and almost pulls one back for his side, but Van der Gouw again make himself big and blocks the effort.
Celtic Legends 0-2 Man United Legends
Saturday 6 September 2025 14:35 , Alex Young33min: Almost an instant response from Celtic as McDonald tries to lob Van der Gouw, but his effort has a little too much spice on it.
GOAL!
Saturday 6 September 2025 14:33 , Alex Young31min: Hart couldn’t do much about that!
Berbatov rolls back the years with a fine finish into the top corner after being teed up by Nani.
That was superb.
SAVE!
Saturday 6 September 2025 14:30 , Alex Young28min: Almost a second for United as Saha carves open some space to fire at Hart, but the goalkeeper makes a smart block.
GOAL!
Saturday 6 September 2025 14:24 , Alex Young22min: Their dominance has paid off!
United take the lead through Darren Fletcher, who drills the ball home from inside the area.
Celtic Legends 0-0 Man United Legends
Saturday 6 September 2025 14:21 , Alex Young20min: Mulgrew looking the most likely for Celtic so far in what has been a reserved start from the hosts.
United are seeing more of the ball, but Celtic are posing a threat on the counter.
Celtic Legends 0-0 Man United Legends
Saturday 6 September 2025 14:12 , Alex Young10min: Around 20,000 in the stands this afternoon for what is a sunny day north of the border.
No clear-cut chances yet for them.
Celtic Legends 0-0 Man United Legends
Saturday 6 September 2025 14:07 , Alex Young5min: Not the most blistering start from the legends so far. Everyone is getting a touch early doors.
Kick-off!
Saturday 6 September 2025 14:02 , Alex Young1min: Here we go!
Not long until kick-off at Celtic Park!
More from Bryan Robson
Saturday 6 September 2025 13:45 , Alex Young"I've only played in a couple of friendly games at Celtic Park, we never drew Celtic when I played for West Brom or Man United, so never in a competitive game.
"When I played for England against Scotland up at Hampden, it was always a great atmosphere. Celtic, even in friendly games, is always a great atmosphere as well. They are very different challenges. I wish I could still play!
“But it’s nice to be involved, even as a coach or manager of these games, it’s great to work with the lads. It’s great that the lads get do it for the Foundation.”
Man Utd team news in full
Saturday 6 September 2025 13:40 , Alex YoungManchester United Legends XI: Van der Gouw; Simpson, Silverstre, Blackett, Pugh; Djemba Djemba, Carrick, Fletcher, Nani; Berbatov, Saha
Subs: Pilkington, Blackmore, Chadwick, Gibson, Poborsky, Campbell, Eagles, Webber
Man Utd Legends XI
Saturday 6 September 2025 13:22 , Alex YoungAnd the visitors!
Our starting XI for today's Legends game at Celtic is in! 📋
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) September 6, 2025
Kick-off is at 14:00 BST — good luck, lads 💪
🔴 @MU_Foundation pic.twitter.com/DkAiQ8a4WO
Celtic team news in full
Saturday 6 September 2025 13:14 , Alex YoungCeltic Legends XI: Hart; Lustig, Loovens, Ambrose, Mulgrew, Naylor, Crosas, Ledley, Rogic, McDonald, Vennegoor of Hesselink
Subs: Boruc, Johansen, Hinkel, Donnelly, Maloney, Petrov, Samaras
Celtic XI
Saturday 6 September 2025 13:08 , Alex YoungHere’s how the hosts look!
Our starting XI back in the Hoops! 💚@CelticFC | @MU_Foundation | #Legends2025 pic.twitter.com/4T3g3ZA0LR
— Celtic FC Foundation (@FoundationCFC) September 6, 2025
Official team news shouldn’t be too far off. Celtic stars are arriving.
🚌👋 The #CelticFC Legends have arrived!
— Celtic FC Foundation (@FoundationCFC) September 6, 2025
Who are you excited to see back in the Hoops today? 🍀👀
@CelticFC | @MU_Foundation | #Legends2025 pic.twitter.com/XUMKUeAWvP
Man Utd Legends manager Bryan Robson speaks
Saturday 6 September 2025 12:46 , Alex Young"I enjoy it because you see a lot of people who you’ve played against and people who have done fantastically well in football. There are some right characters, which is great. The main thing is that it’s great charities that benefit from these games. The United lads know how important it is for our Foundation and, of course, the Celtic Foundation.
"It goes to great causes in the community. It’s really worthwhile and the lads know how lucky they are to have been able to play football at a high level and represent clubs like Celtic and Man United.
"It never goes away, that feeling when you’re a professional footballer and you’re playing games, friendlies or not, you want to win the game and that’s how the lads go about it. It should be a competitive game, that’s the way that the players always play, whether it’s a friendly or a testimonial, that’s the way I expect them to approach it.”
Confirmed Man Utd Legends squad
Saturday 6 September 2025 12:35 , Alex YoungRaimond van der Gouw, Kevin Pilkington; Tyler Blackett, Clayton Blackmore, Danny Pugh, Mikael Silvestre, Danny Simpson; Michael Carrick, Luke Chadwick, Eric Djemba-Djemba, Chris Eagles, Darren Fletcher, Darron Gibson, Karel Poborsky; Dimitar Berbatov, Fraizer Campbell, Nani, Louis Saha, Danny Webber
Confirmed Celtic Legends squad
Saturday 6 September 2025 12:20 , Alex YoungJoe Hart, Artur Boruc; Efe Ambrose, Andreas Hinkel, Glenn Loovens, Mikael Lustig, Charlie Mulgrew, Lee Naylor; Marc Crosas, Simon Donnelly, Stefan Johansen, Joe Ledley, Shaun Maloney, Stiliyan Petrov, Tom Rogic; Scott McDonald, Georgios Samaras, Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink
How to watch Celtic vs Man Utd Legends
Saturday 6 September 2025 12:07 , Alex YoungTV channel: The game will be broadcast on MUTV and Celtic TV.
MUTV is available on Sky TV for £7 a month or £60 for 12 months' access.
Live stream: The official United website offers a subscription option of £7.99 a month or £29.99 a year.
Welcome
Saturday 6 September 2025 12:01 , Alex YoungGood afternoon and welcome to Standard Sport’s LIVE coverage of Celtic Legends vs Manchester United Legends, a star-studded charity friendly to raise money for the Manchester United Foundation.
Kick-off at Celtic Park is at 2pm BST, so stay tuned for match build-up, confirmed squads and live updates across the afternoon.
