Roberts is a regular attendee of football games, taking on the role of 'soccer mom' as she and husband Danny Moder cheer on daughter Hazel and sons Phinnaeus and Henry.

The three-time Golden Globe winner, best known for films Pretty Woman and Erin Brockovich, is no stranger to England, having recorded Notting Hill in London with Hugh Grant and Rhys Ifans in 1998 and 1999.

Whether she would have been impressed with the drama on offer at Old Trafford is a different question...