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Tyson Fury seen at Old Trafford supporting Man Utd against Barcelona in Champions League

Boxing star Tyson Fury was spotted backing his boys as Manchester United played Barcelona .

The Reds fan didn't want to miss his side's big European night, or catch a glimpse of Lionel Messi.

The Gypsy King said in December that was determined to fight Deontay Wilder at Old Trafford.

But he will now face Tom Schwarz on June 15 instead, likely to be in Las Vegas.

He took time out from his preparation to cheer on his favourites - but his mind won't be far from the ring.

Fury’s co-promoter Bob Arum stressed that a possible fight with Anthony Joshua must take place in the USA.

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“Fury is going be made into a huge attraction in the United States, which he isn’t yet," he said.

“We’re going get tremendous publicity for him, he’s gonna fight twice this year in America.

It's United biggest game in Europe for years (PETER POWELL/EPA-EFE/REX)

“Then we’ll look for early next year to match Fury with either Wilder or Joshua, but I want that fight to be held in the United States because it’ll be a pay-per-view fight that’ll do two million homes.”

He added: “The money is in the United States.

“In England, they’re going to do well – what does ‘well’ mean? They’ll do a million homes, but they only get $13 a home.

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“And there’s no pay-per-view in the United States if it’s in England because it’s in the afternoon.

“So you do it in the United States and you do two million homes, which is then $70million into the promotion.

“And you can still do pay-per-view in England at 4am. Maybe you won’t do a million homes, you’ll do 600,000, but it’s a no-brainer.

“It’s all about the Benjamins… or the pounds. Wherever it makes the most financial sense, that’s where the fight should happen.”

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