“Lads Here Are Household Names” – Wrexham’s Ben Foster Compares Ryan Reynolds’ Side’s Popularity in US to Manchester United

Ever since Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney took over Wrexham, the Red Dragons have only seen success both on and off the field. The biggest catalyst for their off-field success has been the documentary “Welcome to Wrexham” which earned them a herd of fans from all over the world; especially from the USA.

The Red Dragons currently are in the USA as part of their pre-season tour. As expected, fans have been cheering for them heavily. Wrexham GK Ben Foster, however, feels that their fan following is equivalent to Manchester United’s fanfare in the USA.

Ben Foster believes the Red Dragons are as popular as Manchester United in the States

Ex-Manchester United and current Wrexham Goalie Ben Foster earlier today made a bold claim. As per the Englishman, Wrexham AFC command almost similar love from American fans as Manchester United does. He based this claim on his past stints with Manchester United and West Brom.

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“You are going to get mobbed if you are Manchester United, but nobody else gets that much fan-fare in America. But some of the lads here are household names in America. They are proper famous,” said the goalkeeper as per The Leader.

Ben then said how Wrexham’s popularity ensures that there are American fans cheering for them, unlike most clubs who take traveling fans with them. “We know that when we go into these games, there are going to be fans cheering for us. I have played in America with Manchester United and West Brom, with West Brom we didn’t get any fans. We might have taken 100 travelling fans but the rest are all just American fans,” said Foster with great pride!

Wrexham next take on LA Galaxy II in their USA Pre-Season Tour

Wrexham AFC started their US Pre-season tour in the worst possible manner with a whopping 5-0 loss to Premier League giants Chelsea. The Red Dragons, however, have three more fixtures in the Pre-Season tour to end their USA stint on a high. Wrexham next takes on LA Galaxy II tomorrow at the Dignity Health Sports Park.

The Red Dragons will then take on Manchester United and end the USA tour with one final clash against Philadelphia Union II on the 28th of July. They will soon go back to England and start prep to host MK Dons in the first League 2 fixture of the season!

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