The £70,000 a week footballer paid a string of extras to make sure she got only the best for Jessica with a new car which now proudly shares the driveway with his fleet of flamboyant cars at their £5m home in Cheshire.

Material Girl: The Bentley has customised red leather seats with a romantic message stitched into them surrounded by a heart
At least £1,000 was spent to change the Bentley's B winged insignia to Jessica's initals JL.

Then Ireland spent a further £2,000 on customised red leather seats with the romantic message 'To Jess Love From Stephen' stitched into them surrounded by a heart shape.

A further £5,000 went on modified bright red alloy wheels rims has Jessica's initials.

The car boasts a 6-litre, 552bhp engine with a top speed of 198mph and can go from naught to sixty in just 4.8 seconds.

Ireland got the idea after Jess jokingly suggested she get her a pimped up car similar to his £97,000 Audi R8 in City blue and white colours.

Ireland initially had his car customised in red and white but after a ribbing from teammates that it was in United colours he spent another £10,000 recustomsing the luxury vehicle to have white and blue trim.

His car has blue petrol cap shaped into the logo of Superman and number sevens on all his alloy wheels to match with his shirt number. In the back seat is a massive stereo car speaker the size of a spare tyre.

One City insider said: 'Stephen has become just as famous for his flamboyant cars as his football and Jess one day jokingly suggested she should get one too so they could have his and hers Pimp My Ride-style cars.

'She never thought in a million years she would ever get one but Stephen being old romantic that he is decided to surprise her and splash out on a Bentley done up in her favourite red and white.

'He never told a soul what he was doing and Jess was absolutely stunned when he presented her with the car. She's as pleased as punch with it and is delighted with all the effort Stephen has gone to in having customised for her every need and wish.