The Manchester United man's first-choice name for the two-year-old was Oceans Seven, but after finding out the name was unavailable, the striker soon settled on Switcharooney.

Within minutes of the announcement the horse had its own Twitter page.

The nag opened its account with: 'Hi everyone. Follow me and you'll be the first to know when I'm entered for a race by my trainer @TomDascombe. Looking forward to it!'