The taste was mutual. famous actress Julia Roberts attended a friendly match between Manchester United and Arsenal in New Jersey, which ended 2-0 in favor of the Red Devils, and then visited to the winning team who gave him a T-shirt with his name on it. World champion Lisandro Martinez, who plays as a defender for England, He gestured to the Hollywood star and offered him his autographed shirt.
In the photos with one and the other, Roberts donned his team colors and didn’t hesitate to pose with most of the squad’s players. Eric Tenhag. Everyone smiles, no one knows who liked it more.
The striker of the Argentine team shared the footage of the match on his Twitter account. instagram and In the description of the post, he wrote: “Nice to meet you Julia Roberts!” The shirt, autographed by the 55-year-old American actress, features the number six and the Argentine’s last name on the back.
In one photo, Martinez can be seen with Roberts and two teammates, Jadon Sancho and Luke Shaw. On another image the moment the player signs the number six T-shirt on the back of the Best Actress Oscar winner.
It didn’t take long for these photos to go viral and were filled with comments. Many users joked with accusations against Manchester City and its coach Pep Guardiola, who a few months ago assured that Julia Roberts was one of his idols. “There are three idols in my life: Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods and Julia Roberts,” the coach said, adding: “Julia Roberts came to Manchester many years ago, not in the 90s when Sir Alex Ferguson won titles, titles and titles. She came at a time when we were better than United, in those four or five years, right?
Still not in the rhythm of the competition, the English team last Saturday offered a spectacular bout on the synthetic turf at the 82,500-seat MetLife Stadium, one of the candidates to host the 2026 World Cup final. Lisandro Martinez himself and Alejandro Garnacho started in the starting lineup of Manchester United. The team led by Erik ten Hag also recently signed with Mason Mount.
The Red Devils controlled the majority in a tense first half, in which Arsenal had a great opportunity thanks to a double strike from Brazilian Martinelli who was neutralized by veteran goalkeeper Tom Heaton. Saved from the panic, United were the first to score an eye-catching Bruno Fernandes goal in the 30th minute The talented Portuguese midfielder, who captained United for the first time, delivered a left-footed shot from outside the box with a dribble that surprised goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale.
The second goal was scored after a blunder by the Brazilian central defender Gabriel Magalhaes, who was trying to clear the ball in the center of the field. The ball fell at the feet of the speedy Sancho from the open field to advance towards the Ramsdale goal and define him with a powerful right hand.
Ten Hag replaced his 10 outfield players at half-time, introducing references such as Casemiro, Christian Eriksen or Marcus Rashford. Spanish coach Mikel Arteta also refreshed Arsenal who failed to show the rhythm and purpose of Wednesday’s duel against an MLS all-star team they thrashed 5-0.
In their pre-season schedule in the US, Arsenal have scheduled a clash in Los Angeles on Wednesday against Barcelona, who had to suspend their friendly against Juventus this Saturday due to an outbreak of gastroenteritis in the team. Manchester United will also face Real Madrid in Houston on Wednesday.