They started their playing careers together 20 years ago and now Ryan Giggs and Gary Neville are teaming-up off the pitch.

The United legends have formed a new business to build football-themed hotels and cafés in soccer-mad cities around the country.

The first Hotel Football to be built by the former team mates’ GG Hospitality firm will be next to United’s Old Trafford stadium.

The 138-bed venue will have a five-a-side pitch on the roof and is a development previously spearheaded by Sky TV presenter Neville alone.

But Companies House records show Giggs joined his pal to set up GG Hospitality, along with a number of business associates and Michelin-starred chef Michael Wignall, late last year. Wignall is advising on the food and drink across the hotel and cafe brands.

Now, the firm has released fresh images of how Hotel Football, on Sir Matt Busby Way, will look when it opens its doors for the first time in October next year.

And the M.E.N. understands Giggs and Neville are eyeing opportunities in other cities where football is popular, such as Newcastle, Birmingham and Liverpool.

The first Cafe Football to be opened by the Red Devils legends will be at Westfields Stratford, near to the Olympic Stadium in London, this November.

New images of the Old Trafford hotel scheme have been released by the Manchester office of property consultancy Colliers International, which has been advising GG Hospitality on the development.

Neville’s vision for a hotel next to Old Trafford initially won the public backing of United but the club later performed a U-turn and raised objections to it.

Giggs’s involvement has emerged days after it was confirmed he will have a player-coach role at the Reds next season. The 10-storey building will also house a supporters’ club and Neville has previously said it will play host to up to 1,250 fans before matches.

Giggs and Neville are understood to be keen to put their experiences of staying in hotels across the globe while playing for United to good use when advising on its design.

David Hossack, head of UK hotels valuations at Colliers, said: “This is a unique and exciting hotel concept situated directly adjacent to Manchester United’s Old Trafford football stadium with, in addition to the 138 letting bedrooms, extensive public areas and a five-a-side football pitch/terrace on the roof.”