article_snippet.sent: Kits aside, this was probably as far removed from Sunday's big match as you could imagine.
article_snippet.sent: For a start, no less than 13 out of the 22 players on show at kick-off were English.
article_snippet.sent: Of those, 10 were Mancunian.
article_snippet.sent: Entry was free and close to 1,000 gathered on the seats and terraces of Moss Lane for a match that kicked off at 3pm on Saturday with half-and-half scarves nowhere to be seen.
article_snippet.sent: Altrincham's compact 6,000-capacity home may not be Old Trafford, but Altrincham's compact 6,000-capacity home does have a proud history of Altrincham's compact 6,000-capacity home own.
article_snippet.sent: It was certainly a grander stage than a windswept Saturday morning on an outfield at Man United's Carrington complex, where Paul McGuinness's Under 18s usually ply their trade.
article_snippet.sent: Just before the hour mark England