Three United heroes made a nostalgic return to club before sensational victory over Liverpool

Manchester United had some familiar faces back at the club before their massive victory at the weekend. The Red Devils secured Champions League football in the sweetest way by defeating Liverpool 3-2 at Old Trafford. Former stars Diego Forlan, who was signed from Independiente in 2001, spent three and a half seasons at the club. He played 98 times, scoring 17 goals. He would later go on to have much more success in Spain, first with Villarreal and then later with Atletico Madrid. His career highlight was winning the Golden Boot at the 2010 World Cup with Uruguay. Brazilian twins, Rafael and Fabio Da Silva, also joined the club straight from South America. They joined the youth team in 2008 from Fluminense, with Rafael scoring five goals in 170 matches and his brother Fabio scoring three times in 56 matches. Carrington visit The club’s website reports that, “Michael Carrick and the Manchester United players were visited by no fewer than three fan favourites on Saturday morning.” What’s more, “Diego Forlan and the Da Silva twins, Fabio and Rafael, all returned to Carrington on the eve of Sunday’s Old Trafford blockbuster against Liverpool.” The Brazilian duo were teammates with Carrick under Sir Alex Ferguson in a trophy-laden period for the club. Forlan scored a famous brace against Liverpool at Anfield in 2002, and Rafael also grabbed a sensational strike in 2012 at the same ground. The former Uruguayan striker was seen speaking with his compatriot Manuel Ugarte, and the Da Silva twins were with their former teammate and now coach, Jonny Evans. The Red Devils will next be in action against Sunderland on Saturday, where they will hope to secure third place for themselves. Forlan and Da Silva twins’ United stats PlayerGames playedGoals Diego Forlan9817 Rafael Da Silva1705 Fabio Da Silva563 Source: Wikipedia The Peoples Person has been one of the world’s leading Man United news sites for over a decade. Follow us on Bluesky: @peoplesperson.bsky.social Alex Browne Alex is a huge Manchester United fan, inspired by greats of his homeland such as George Best, Harry Gregg and Norman Whiteside. Alex has a Master’s degree from Queen’s University Belfast and La Universitat Rovira i Virgili in Tarragona, Spain. Having lived in the country since 2011, Alex is The Peoples Person’s Spanish football expert and is fluent in both Spanish and Catalan. He dreams of witnessing a United captain triumphantly hoisting the Premier League and Champions League trophy in the air once more.