Meet Man Utd’s celebrity fans from Hollywood A-listers and music superstars to world famous sports stars and comedians
pFrom Hollywood A-Listers and legendary musicians to famous sports stars and comedians #8211; the Red Devils attract supporters from far and wide./p
figure id=attachment_23677970 class=wp-caption alignnone style=width: 970pximg decoding=async fetchpriority=high src=https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/c-chats-actor-ian-mcshane-840379125-2.jpg?strip=allamp;w=960 alt= class=alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-23677970 width=960 height=615 /figcaption class=wp-caption-text/figcaptionfigcreditGetty/figcredit/figureTelly star Ian McShane was spotted sitting with Sir Alex Ferguson on Saturday[/caption]
pBritish television legend Ian McShane was spotted a href=https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/23668088/alex-ferguson-ian-mcshane-man-utd-nottingham-forest/sitting alongside Sir Alex Ferguson/a during Saturday#8217;s a href=https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/23667120/man-utd-nottingham-forest-bruno-fernandes-comeback/3-2 win over Nottingham Forest/a./p
pFans were left confused as the 80-year-old sat chatting to Fergie during the game./p
pAnd he would have enjoyed the rousing comeback by a href=https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/erik-ten-hag/Erik ten Hag/a#8216;s side, who recovered from 2-0 down to win./p
pMcShane is far from being the only celeb to have shown off their love for United down the years./p
pFollowing his appearance at Old Trafford, SunSport takes a look at some of the famous stars to support United./p
h2Stormzy /h2
pDespite hailing from Croydon, a href=https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/stormzy/Stormzy/a is a proud Man United fan./p
pThe multi-award winning rapper even admitted to being starstruck while appearing on Sky Sports alongside club royalty a href=https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/roy-keane/Roy Keane/a and a href=https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/gary-neville/Gary Neville/a./p
pThe 30-year-old said: #8220;I’ve never met these guys before. We were just walking past and we were starstruck and someone gave me a mic and I’m up here like ‘Mum, I made it’.#8221;/p
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h2Shaun Ryder/h2
pMancunian legend a href=https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/shaun-ryder/Shaun Ryder/a is a United fan, having grown up in the area./p
pBut he has admitted that he doesn#8217;t let the results affect his mood./p
pIn a 2010 interview, the Happy Mondays star said: #8220;I am a Red. I am not the world’s biggest fan.#8221;/p
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h2Dave /h2
pRapper Dave hails from Brixton but is in love with the Red Devils./p
pThe 25-year-old is a huge a href=https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/marcus-rashford/Marcus Rashford/a fan, and told the forward in a 2019 interview with a aria-label=The Guardian (opens in a new tab) href=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/dec/21/dave-rapper-marcus-rashford-music-and-football-go-hand-in-hand target=_blank rel=noreferrer noopenerThe Guardian/a: #8220;I rate you so highly, not just in terms of football, but because I can see you take it seriously./p
p#8220;I can look to you and say, “Wow, this is someone who’s got an opportunity and he’s running with it.'#8221;/p
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h2Julia Roberts/h2
pHollywood superstar a href=https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/julia-roberts/Julia Roberts/a is a Man United fan, much to a href=https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/pep-guardiola/Pep Guardiola/a#8216;s devastation./p
pRoberts left Guardiola heartbroken when she visited Old Trafford rather than the Etihad./p
pAnd she did it again over the summer, by a href=https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/23149584/man-utd-pep-guardiola-trolled-julia-roberts-ten-hag/visiting the United camp/a during their pre-season tour of the US./p
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h2Tyson Fury/h2
pHeavyweight champion of the world a href=https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/tyson-fury/Tyson Fury/a is a massive Man United fan./p
pThe Morecambe bruiser loves the Red Devils, and even took to social media when they signed a href=https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/mason-mount/Mason Mount/a earlier this summer./p
pHe wrote: #8220;Welcome @MasonMount.#8221;/p
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h2Steve Coogan/h2
pa href=https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/steve-coogan/Steve Coogan/a has pledged his allegiance to the Red Devils./p
pThe Lancashire-born Alan Partridge star admitted to being a United man in an interview./p
pHe said he is a #8220;weekend a href=https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/team/1196656/manchester-united/Manchester United/a fan#8221;./p
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h2Rick Astley/h2
pSinger a href=https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/rick-astley/Rick Astley/a is never going to give United up./p
pOr let them down./p
pIn 2016 he watched United stars dancing to his most famous hit, and responded: #8220;a href=https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/paul-pogba/Paul Pogba/a#8216;s got some moves!#8221;/p
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h2Orlando Bloom/h2
pActor a href=https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/orlando-bloom/Orlando Bloom/a picked the Red Devils for an unusual reason./p
pHailing from Canterbury, United wouldn#8217;t be the obvious choice for the 46-year-old./p
pBut he claims to be a United man because of the influence of his next-door neighbour./p
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h2Usain Bolt/h2
pFastest man in the world a href=https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/usain-bolt/Usain Bolt/a is an enormous Man United supporter./p
pThe Jamaican is a die-hard football fan and has visited Old Trafford on many occasions, even playing there in Soccer Aid./p
pHe sensationally claimed earlier this summer that a href=https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/22653476/usain-bolt-man-utd-rashford-soccer-aid/Marcus Rashford could beat him in a sprint/a over 20 yards./p
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h2Rory McIlroy/h2
pNorthern Irish golf superstar a href=https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/rory-mcilroy/Rory McIlroy/a is a huge United supporter./p
pIn a throwback snap released earlier this year, McIlroy could be seen proudly sporting a Red Devils strip./p
pHe even a href=https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/17488625/man-utd-maguire-mcilroy-golf/heaped praise on Harry Maguire/a last year, saying: #8220;He seems like a great leader, a great motivator, the sort of personality that you would want to captain a football team and someone you look up to.#8221;/p
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h2Conor McGregor/h2
pThe Notorious is a Man United fan, having been attracted by the success of some of his Irish compatriots #8211; while also calling Sir Alex the #8220;don of football#8221;./p
pIn an interview with United a href=https://www.manutd.com/en/news/detail/conor-mcgregor-fifa-interview-about-man-united-allegiance target=_blank aria-label=club media (opens in a new tab) rel=noreferrer noopenerclub media/a, McGregor said: #8220;I was attracted to the success and winning mentality of the club and people surrounded by United./p
p#8220;Irish legends like Denis Irwin and Roy Keane were dedicated to their craft and had that winning mentality.#8221;/p
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h2Ian McShane/h2
pActor Ian McShane#8217;s father Harry played for Man United under Sir Matt Busby between 1950 and 1954./p
pExplaining his friendship with Sir Alex to a href=https://www.manutd.com/en/news/detail/my-united-interview-with-actor-and-reds-fan-ian-mcshane target=_blank aria-label=United Magazine (opens in a new tab) rel=noreferrer noopenerUnited Magazine/a, McShane said: #8220;My dad was scouting for United when Sir Alex first arrived, and I was very close to my mum and dad so, whenever I came up to Manchester, I#8217;d go to a game./p
p#8220;I really got to know him in 1993 when we were invited to the 25th anniversary of the European Cup final.#8221;/p
figure id=attachment_23678096 class=wp-caption alignnone style=width: 770pximg decoding=async loading=lazy src=https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/sir-alex-ferguson-presents-league-840335254-2.jpg?strip=allamp;w=760 alt= class=alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-23678096 width=760 height=960 /figcaption class=wp-caption-text/figcaptionfigcreditGetty/figcredit/figureFerguson and McShane are old friends[/caption]