United and Celtic ready to lock horns

Alex Ferguson and Martin O’Neill shared a common theme as they looked ahead to tomorrow’s mouth-watering clash in Seattle – Manchester United and Celtic do not play friendlies.

Two of Europe’s biggest clubs might be separated from their homeland by the width of the Atlantic and the entire American continent but it has done nothing to dilute the rivalry between the pair as the launch a much-hyped Champions World programme which also features Juventus, Barcelona and AC Milan.