Former Manchester United midfielder Nicky Butt’s son, Ruben, scored twice on his first start for Class of ’92-owned Salford City on Tuesday.
Nicky Butt, who is a co-owner of the club, took over from Gary Neville as Salford City chief executive in October 2022 before stepping down last October.
He is not the only Butt involved at Salford, though.
His 18-year-old son, Ruben, made his fifth senior appearance of his career when he started against Wolves under-21s in the Vertu Trophy, with his two goals helping to guide his side to a 4-2 win.
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Both goals came in the final period of the match. First, Butt cut in from the left-hand side of the 18-yard box before neatly finding the bottom right-hand corner.
His second, coming five minutes later, saw his sent through on goal whereupon he delicately chipped the on-rushing goalkeeper.