It's a case of friends re-United for Phil Bardsley tonight as Stockport County prepare to host Salford City in a crunch clash at the top of League Two.
Manchester United great Gary Neville will be in the crowd at Edgeley Park with the pundit part of the co-ownership group of Salford alongside brother Phil, David Beckham, Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes and Nicky Butt. The latter will likely be in attendance as chief executive of the Ammies. Bardsley, currently sidelined with a knee injury, will have time for a catch up before kick off with his former United team-mates.
When Bardsley broke though at Old Trafford he was given guidance and support by those who will be donning the red of Salford tonight. Butt was alongside a debutant Bardsley in 2003. Gary Neville was on the pitch when his Champions League bow arrived, as a replacement for Paul Scholes in 2005. He shared a pitch, and a city of origin, with Ryan Giggs.
