A brother and sister who recently lost their father received a big Christmas surprise when Zack Steffen called and invited them to fly over from the United States for a Manchester City game.

Steffen made a video call to spread festive cheer to Alex and Scarlett, whose father John sadly passed away earlier this year.

John was a huge City fan and his children had inherited his love for the Club, with goalkeeper Scarlett counting the US international as her favourite player.

Both children spent time chatting to Steffen about their own football careers, before the United States international surprised them by announcing City had sent them a host of goodies to enjoy this Christmas.

To both the delight and amazement of the family, Steffen then revealed the Club were inviting them over to Manchester to watch a game at the Etihad Stadium.

You can watch the heart-warming call in the video above.