PARK: LEGENDS MATCH IS PERFECT FOR FAMILIES
CLUB NEWS
29/08/2017 09:41, Report by Matt Bullin
PARK: LEGENDS MATCH IS PERFECT FOR FAMILIES
Old Trafford favourite Ji-sung Park has enthused about the friendly atmosphere which will surround the Manchester United Legends when they face Barcelona on Saturday 2 September.
Next month's charity match at Old Trafford will act as the second leg of the Legends tie, after Bryan Robson’s side came away from Camp Nou with a 3-1 win back in June.
Park played the full 90 minutes in Barcelona and the former South Korea international is looking forward to experiencing the unique atmosphere of the Theatre of the Dreams in the return fixture.
“It will be really great to play again,” Park told ManUtd.com. “It’s all great – the fan support, the dressing-room atmosphere, but it’s a different feeling to when I played at Manchester United. It’s kind of more relaxed and more friendly because it’s not an official match or competition match.
"It is for the Foundation and is more family oriented, relaxed and fun to watch. You can see the players who have retired playing again. They are not the same as before, but you can see they still have quality. Maybe they will also make some mistakes, which can be quite fun to watch from a fan’s view.
"So it’s quite a mixture that is good to watch for children and young people. It’s good for families to see the match and how these legends have still got great qualities.”
The combative midfielder has featured for United in previous Legends encounters, and he even revealed that his daughter’s first ever experience of Old Trafford was in the Bayern Munich tie back in 2015.
“She came to watch and it was the first time she’d come to Old Trafford to see me, but I don’t know if she will still remember it or not!” Park laughed. “It was a great feeling to bring the family to Old Trafford to see me playing so it will be another great memory for me to have to play in the Legends match again.”
TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE
Tickets for the Legends match are on sale at ManUtd.com/legendsareback. Prices start from £20 for adults and £5 for under-16s, with hospitality packages available from £125. The game is also live on MUTV.