Usain Bolt’s Manchester United debut: Sprint legend to play against Barcelona at Old Trafford

Usain Bolt took an emotional final bow on the track at the end of the World Championships in London on Sunday before declaring that, definitely and definitively, there was no way he would ever return to sprinting.

The sprint king, though, is all set to make his debut for Manchester United in a legends match against Barcelona. Bolt’s childhood dream of playing at Old Trafford will be fulfilled if he recovers from a hamstring injury before the September 2 charity match.

The contest, organised to raise funds for the Manchester United Foundation, will witness Bolt line up with United legends Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes.

“This has been his dream for many years. He’s desperate to do it as long as he can get over the injury,” a source told The Sun.

Bolt, who has won eight Olympic gold medals and is the current 100m world record holder, recently expressed his desire of pursuing a career in football. “Well, I’ve always said that I wanted to play football because it’s something I think I’ll be good at,” he told reporters after an emotional farewell at the London Stadium. “But right now, after pulling my hamstring, I’m not really worried about that at this moment.”

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