Fans are only just working out Mark Goldbridge's real name

Mark Goldbridge has become well-known by the Old Trafford faithful for his Manchester United YouTube channel The United Stand - but it turns out that’s not his real name.

Goldbridge is best known for his United fan channel 'The United Stand', while he also has a separate channel called 'Mark Goldbridge That’s Football' and his own show on TalkSPORT.

The YouTuber launched The United Stand back in 2014 under the name Soccer Box TV, before later changing it to focus solely on United.

The channel gained a huge following, providing content based on the club’s results, news, as well as live commentary and reaction to games.

Indeed, he is best known for his memorable and at times peculiar outbursts to poor United results.

However, 'Mark Goldbridge' is actually an alias. His real name is Brent Di Cesare.

Indeed, he used to work as a police officer investigating financial fraud and thus, created the alias 'Mark Goldbridge' when he began his YouTube career.

Quizzed on why he created his alias, Goldbridge said it was down to his job at the time not allowing him to use his real name. Indeed, the alias provided him with protection and privacy when carrying out his police duties.

“When I started on YouTube my job would not have allowed me to use my real name,” he said via the Sun. “If you search the name Goldbridge I don’t think there’s anyone in the world with that name.”

Goldbridge will be as prominent as ever this weekend, with the Manchester derby set to take place at Old Trafford on Sunday.

Ahead of the game, as reported earlier, the YouTuber picked his combined XI of Manchester City and United players and opted not to select a single member of Erik ten Hag’s squad.

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