Exclusive | Manchester United manager Michael Carrick is on his way to Croke Park. Photo: PA

Manchester United manager Michael Carrick is on his way to Croke Park. Photo: PA

Croke Park is set to host Premier League clubs for the first time when Manchester United and Leeds United play a pre-season friendly there on Wednesday, August 12.

It comes almost 17 years since the last soccer game played at GAA headquarters, a World Cup play-off that Ireland lost 1-0 to France in November 2009.