Man Utd legend Peter Schmeichel gets engaged to stunning partner Laura von Lindholm

Great Dane gets down on one knee to pop the question to the former model while holidaying in the Maldives

Posted Thursday, February 07, 2019 by Thesun.co.uk

MANCHESTER UNITED legend Peter Schmeichel is celebrating after getting engaged.

The Great Dane revealed his stunning partner Laura von Lindholm had said yes as he popped the big question.

Manchester United legend Peter Schmeichel and Laura von Lindholm have got engaged

Schmeichel, 55, got down on one knee to ask for the former model's for her hand in marriage today while on holiday in the Maldives.

And they could not wait to share their good news with their social media followers.

Laura, 46, was the first to announce the engagement via Instagram.

Wearing a huge grin, she showed off her new large diamond ring and captioned it with: "My light, my love... Yes yes yes!"

Laura von Lindholm showed off her ring on Instagram after accepting the Dane's hand in marriage

Schmeichel popped the question while holidaying in the Maldives

Schmeichel quickly followed suit, posting a blurred photo of them kissing with "She said yes" wrote on it.

He then captioned it with: "So that makes me the lucky one."

The ex-goalkeeper shot to stardom with Manchester United in the 90s, lifting five Premier League titles, three FA Cups and the Champions League as part of the all-conquering treble winners in 1999.

Schmeichel, who helped Denmark to European Championship glory in 1992, went on to play for Aston Villa and United's rivals Man City before retirement.

But his surname still strikes fears in to the hearts of strikers today, with his son Kasper continue the family's goalkeeping tradition by guarding the net of Leicester City.

And the 30-year-old matched one of his father's achievements, much to Schmeichel Snr's delight, by helping the Foxes to a shocking title win back in 2016.

Now it will be junior who is offering the congratulates as he prepares to official welcome his new step mum to the family.

The couple revealed the news on Instagram tonight