Rio Pops His Cherry

Last updated : 23 July 2002 By Andy Beill
United are playing Bournemouth and Chesterfield on the same day, with half of Sir Alex Ferguson's squad coming to Dean's Court and half going to Saltergate.

Amongst the stars that will be playing Bournemouth are new signing Rio Ferdinand, Ryan Giggs, Juan Sebastian Veron, Mikael Silvestre, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Dwight Yorke. Former Bournemouth loanee and Irish international defender John O'Shea is also in the squad.

Tickets for the match have completely sold out with fans turning up in their thousands to see the Premiership giants.

Meanwhile some tickets are still on sale for the Tottenham Hotspur game on Thursday but you are advised to be quick if you are thinking about going. Bournemouth-born Jamie Redknapp and Southampton-born Darren Anderton will both be playing, along with other stars such as Les Ferdinand, Sergei Rebrov and Dean Richards.