Manchester United forward Juan Mata was thrilled to meet up with Hollywood star Julia Roberts and could not resist having a picture with the legendary actress.

Roberts who is best known for her role alongside Richard Gere in the American romantic comedy 'Pretty Woman' has become a bid admirer of Manchester United and jumped at the chance to watch them in action.

The Hollywood A-lister visited Old Trafford last season with her husband and three children to watch Manchester United play West Ham and had a kickaround with Wayne Rooney's children on the pitch after the game.

Jose Mourinho and his squad arrived in the States last weekend as they prepare for a five-match tour and Roberts was keen to meet up with the United stars once again as they trained at UCLA's Drake Stadium.

Julia Roberts enjoys a kickabout at Old Trafford (
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Julia Roberts enjoyed her time in Manchester (
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Julia Roberts has a soft spot for Manchester United (
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The Academy award winner must have enjoyed seeing new signing Romelu Lukaku join up with the squad and watched as Mourinho put his players through their paces in the blistering heat in LA.

After training finished, Mata jumped at the chance to have a picture with Roberts and was clearly star-struck as he posted the picture on his social media account.

Mata tweeted the following: 'Things you get to do while on tour in La'.

Manchester United play the first game of their American tour when they face LA Galaxy on Saturday.