The great 1958 tragedy at Munich had decimated a Manchester United team which Sir Matt Busby had been patiently building for a decade. If United were ever to bounce back, the rebuilding had to start in earnest so at the beginning of the 60s Busby started looking more and more into the transfer market. His famous Youth system was still several years away from producing the major players who were capable of challenging for honours so there remained little alternative than to open the cheque book.
Among the many benefits of being a Manchester United fan, one of the biggest are the special memories that stays with you during your lifetime. European Cup nights in the Theatre of Dreams are without doubt some of the very best but even amongst those, some nights stand out above others. Each one is memorable in its own way but for pure drama the European Cup Winners Cup quarter final second leg against a Diego Maradona led Barcelona in March 1984 was arguably the best.
With Chelsea playing Liverpool tomorrow, this was an ideal chance to get a leap forward on both of our biggest title rivals….At the end it was not to be. And to be completely honest we were again lucky to get a positive result from Sunderland. Read the full story
After Everton Fa Cup defeat, I think we need something to cheer you up! So that i’ve made this little clip for our club best moments in the Uefa Champions League from97 to 99. It features some great legends like Eric Cantona, Ryan Giggs, David Beckham, Andy Cole, Ole Gunner Solskjaer and Dwight Yorke. Enjoy Watching!
We are pleased to show you our first video which we hope you like about United in the late 80s and famous year of 1990 which Keep Sir Alex as manager till now. Manchester United wasn’t the team today in early 80s. United were usually end at mid table and sometime winning the FA Cup at the end of the season. When Ronald Atkinson arrived, known as Big Ron, things started to improve. Atkinson’s side reached the semi-finals of the European Cup Winners Cup and finished fourth in the First Division. In 1985 United again won the FA Cup and ten successive victories in the 1985-86 season put him well ahead of the pack. Many legends play at that time like Bryan Robson, Norman Whiteside, Viv Anderson, Mark Hughes and Denis Irwin. Enjoy Watching!