Forgotten Man Utd star who won the Premier League plays first game in nearly two years

A forgotten Manchester United star who has won the Premier League played his first game in nearly two years.

And it's down to Robbie Savage, who is the director of football at Macclesfield FC - a phoenix club of Macclesfield Town.

Since taking over the Northern Premier League side, he's managed to recruit former Everton flop Oumar Niasse on a short-term deal and had ex-Newcastle United hero Papiss Cisse training with the team.

On Tuesday, Macclesfield FC boasted another former Premier League player, who has a league winners' medal to his name.

Savage's side beat Tranmere 4-2 in the Cheshire Senior Cup, with Danny Simpson featuring in the matchday squad.

Simpson hadn't played a game since being released by Bristol City back in March 2022.

But the 36-year-old enjoyed a runout this week as he revealed last month he was training with Macclesfield FC while studying for his coaching badges at Man United.

Speaking on the Filthy Fellas Podcast, he said: "No one even knows this but I train at Macclesfield twice a week.

"I have some kind of get up to go to a training ground with the lads, train and kick a football.

"I needed somewhere to go before I started helping with the coaching stuff at United because I was lost for six months."

Danny Simpson in action for Bristol City. Image: Getty

Simpson's outing lasted 78 minutes in his first appearance for the club - with Niasse scoring a hat-trick in their victory.

The defender graduated from the Old Trafford outfit before making eight senior appearances.

He went on loan to Sunderland, Ipswich Town, Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle United before signing a permanent deal at St James' Park.

He then signed for Queens Park Rangers before joining Leicester City, where he famously won the league title in the 2015/16 season.

Simpson left the King Power Stadium as a Premier League champion as he moved to Huddersfield Town before switching to the Ashton Gate outfit.