Reds on World Cup duty

United's season may have ended more than a week ago but the onset of international football means there’s no let up for many of the players this weekend.

Carlos Tevez, for example, is in Argentina's squad to face Colombia and Ecuador in the qualifiers. He could feature in the same eleven as ex-Reds Gabriel Heinze and Juan Sebastian Veron plus Champions League final foe Lionel Messi.

Also in South America, Anderson has been included in Carlos Dunga’s squad for Brazil’s two World Cup qualifiers and the Confederations Cup to follow.

The England squad in Kazakhstan features two Reds - Wayne Rooney will presumably revel in playing a free role up front, while Gary Neville would bring considerable experience to a back four shorn of Rio Ferdinand. The injured Rio has been replaced in the party by Bolton's Gary Cahill; also absent is Michael Carrick due to a foot problem.

Promising young United midfielder Corry Evans is due to make his first appearance for Northern Ireland, in the same side as his brother Jonny. Nigel Worthington's team will take on Italy in a friendly in picturesque Pisa.

Meanwhile the Republic of Ireland should have John O'Shea in their side to face Dimitar Berbatov's Bulgaria. However, Darron Gibson has been ruled out