MUFC 1878 We'll Never Die
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Liverpool
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Arsenal
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Nott'm Forest
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Chelsea
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Man City
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Newcastle
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Bournemouth
40
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Aston Villa
37
Recent League Results
- Premier League 02/02/2025
- Premier League 26/01/2025
- Premier League 19/01/2025
Top League Goal Scorers
- 1 M. Rashford 4
- 2 J. Zirkzee 3
- 3 A. Garnacho 3
- 4 Bruno Fernandes 2
- 5 A. Diallo 1
- 6 M. de Ligt 1
- 7 R. Højlund 1
- 8 Casemiro 1
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Man United Facts
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Jack and Roger Doughty were the first brothers to play for Manchester United.
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Before 1902, Manchester United were known as Newton Heath, during which time they first played their football matches at North Road and then Bank Street in Clayton. In 1910 Man United moved to play at Old Trafford. The first match was agains out biggest rivals, Liverpool. The match ended with a lose of 4-3.
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Man United (including Newton Heath) were relegated 5 times to the second devision (seasons: 73/74, 36/37, 30/31, 21/22, 1893/94)
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In 1998 Man United Bought Jaap Stam in a fee of 10,750,000 which made him the first player to come for more than 10m
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Ryan Giggs has the most apps for the club, 963 apps.
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Manchester United was the third club in history to win Treble in 1999. The 2 clubs that have done it before were Celtic (1967) and Ajax Amsterdam (1972).
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Viv Anderson was Sir Alex Ferguson’s first signing and the first black player to play for England in an official match. Wilfried Zaha was his last Signing.
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Fabio and Rafael Da Silva were the first non-British brothers to represent Manchester United.
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Louis Van Gaal became the first non-British manager for Manchester United in 2015.
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The nickname “The Red Devils” cameout during the Sir Matt Busby’s time. It was because of Salford’s Rugby team that were holding the same nickname.
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6/2/1958 will always be a sad memory for this great club. After a match vs Red Star Belgrade the plane crashed in Munich. 23 people died in that crash, out of them, 8 players.
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Old Trafford was bombed during World War 2 in 1941, United's first game back at Old Trafford was played on 24 August 1949, as 41,748 spectators witnessed a 3–0 victory over Bolton Wanderers.
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During the years A lot of players wore the Captain armband. a.Johnny Carey was the first non-British captain b.Bryan Robson is the one who served the most as the club captain c.Eric Cantona was the first non-British captain d.Antonio Valencia was the first captain from a non-European country
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There were few people to play and manage Manchester United: Clarence 'Lal' Hilditch, Wilf McGuiness, Ryan Giggs, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Michael Carrick.
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1902 was the year that the club changed its name to “Manchester United” after names such as Manchester Central and Manchester Celtic were ruled out.
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Manchester United Are the highest Premier League holders. 2 times 9-0 wins. It was against Ipswich Town and Southampton.
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Zidane Iqbal became the first British-Asian player to play for Manchester United in Dec 2021. It was in The UEFA Champions League match VS Young Boys Bern from Switzerland.
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Nikola Jovanovic is the first non-British player to join Manchester united. He came in 1980. During his time he had 21 Apps and 4 Goals.
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Paul Ince and Michael Owen are the only player to play for Manchester United and Liverpool during the Premier League era.
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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was the first non-British man to be a player and a manger of Manchester United.
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Manchester United Highest win in European competition was against Anderlecht from Belgium. 10-0 to the red devils
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Wayne Rooney is the top scorer of the club with 253 Goals.
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Manchester United PLC is listed on the London Stock Exchange.
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Only 4 players won the World Cup while they were playing for Manchester United. Bobby, Charlton, Nobby Stiles and John Connelly did it with England in 1966. Paul Pogba won with France in 2018.
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There were a few players to win the champions league with Man United and another team. Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid), Edwin Van Der Sar (Ajax) and Gerrard Pique (FC Barcelona) among them.
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Highest home attendance at Old Trafford: 76,098 v Blackburn Rovers, 31 March 2007
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69,591 fans came for Roy Keane’s testimonial. The highest amount of fans for a testimonial match of Man United player.
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The reason for Newton heath to play with the yellow and green colors was the corporate colors of their employer, they were known as the ‘The Railwaymen’. There’s a mention of ‘Newtonians’ in the Manchester Guardian in 1882 and ‘The Heathens in 1887 before ‘The Heathians’ became an established nickname.
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Sir Alex Ferguson is the longest serving manager of Manchester United. 26 years, 1500 matches. The trophy list is very long.
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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is the first manager to come back from a lose at home of 2 goals difference in the knock out stage of the UEFA Champions League. He did it in 2019 against PSG.
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10–1 v Wolverhampton Wanderers, First Division, 15 October 1892 is the Highest win for Man United.
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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer broke the non-losing away record in the Premier League. His record stands on 29 away matches with no losing. He broke Arsenal’s record from 2004.
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Manchester United were founded in 1878 as Newton Heath LYR (Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway). Among the other clubs that were founded on that year we can find Grimsby, Everton FC, Ipswich Town and West Bromich Albion
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Cristiano Ronaldo left Manchester United in 2009 with a world record of transfer fee of 80 mil GBP.
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The club captain’s St. Bernard dog wandered off during a fund raising event and John Henry Davies, a local brewer, found it and returned it. When he learned the club was on the verge of folding, he invested in it, and brought his own changes. It was then the club became Manchester United proper, and red shirts with white shorts became the norm.
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Sir Alex Ferguson hold the record of champions league finals of the club. 4 Finals, 2 Wins.
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Only 4 players of Man United won the Ballon d’or. Denis Law (1964), Bobby Charlton (1966), George Best (1968), Cristiano Ronaldo (2008).
On This Day
Birthday
01 Jan, 1996Manchester United player Andreas Pereira was born. Today: 30 years old. He has 75 appearances and 4 goals for the club
Birthday
01 Jan, 1978Manchester United player Phil Mulryne was born. Today: 48 years old. He has 5 appearances and 0 goals for the club
Birthday
01 Jan, 1886Manchester United player Harold Halse was born. He has 125 appearances and 56 goals for the club
Birthday
01 Jan, 1882Manchester United player Thomas Blackstock was born. He has 38 appearances and 0 goals for the club
Tommy Blackstock , a Manchester United reserve full-back with thirty-eight first-team appearances since his move to the club from Cowdenbeath in June 1903, died during the course of a Lancashire Combination fixture against St Helens Recs. Blackstock collapsed during the first half of the match after heading a ball. His teammates were outraged when they entered the dressing room at the interval and discovered he had already been transported to the Mill Street mortuary. His family left with no compensation. the Manchester City coroner concluded Tommy Blackstock had ‘died of natural causes’ a possible fatal seizure after heading the ball. Manchester United player, Buckley, who was just a couple of yards away from Blackstock, believed he had died of a heart-attack or seizure. This was one of the reason to form the Association of Football Players' and Trainers' Union. Thomas Blackstock RIP 1882 - April 8th 1907.
Birthday
01 Jan, 1870Manchester United player Arthur Henrys was born. He has 6 appearances and 0 goals for the club
Birthday
01 Jan, 1867Manchester United player Robert Beckett was born. He has 1 appearances and 0 goals for the club
Birthday
01 Jan, 1863Manchester United player James Gotheridge was born. He has 1 appearances and 0 goals for the club
Birthday
01 Jan, 1861Manchester United player Charles E. Harrison was born. He has 1 appearances and 0 goals for the club
Birthday
01 Jan, 1860Manchester United player John Earp was born. He has 1 appearances and 0 goals for the club
Birthday
01 Jan, 1858Manchester United player Thomas Hay was born. He has 1 appearances and 0 goals for the club
Transfer
01 Jan, 2011Anders Lindegaard was signed from Aalesund
Transfer
01 Jan, 2009Zoran Tosic was signed from Partizan
Transfer
01 Jan, 2008Manucho was signed from Petro Atletico
Transfer
01 Jan, 2008Adam Eckersley left the club to Port Vale
Transfer
01 Jan, 1990Les Sealey was signed from Nottingham Forest
Transfer
01 Jan, 1986Peter Barnes was signed from Vejle BK
Transfer
01 Jan, 1978Jimmy Greenhoff was signed from Wits University
Transfer
01 Jan, 1937Roy John was signed from Linfield
Match Event
01 Jan, 2021Premier League: Man United played VS Aston Villa at Old Trafford
Man United won the match.
The score: 2 - 1
The manager was Ole Gunnar Solskjaer
Match Event
01 Jan, 2020Premier League: Man United played VS Arsenal at Emirates Stadium
Man United lost the match.
The score: 0 - 2
The manager was Ole Gunnar Solskjaer
Match Event
01 Jan, 2018Premier League: Man United played VS Everton at Goodison Park
Man United won the match.
The score: 2 - 0
The manager was Jose Mourinho
Match Event
01 Jan, 2015Premier League: Man United played VS Stoke City at Britannia Stadium | Stoke
The match ended with a draw.
The score: 1 - 1
The manager was Louis Van Gaal
Match Event
01 Jan, 2014Premier League: Man United played VS Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford
Man United lost the match.
The score: 1 - 2
The manager was David Moyes
Match Event
01 Jan, 2013Premier League: Man United played VS Wigan Athletic at DW Stadium
Man United won the match.
The score: 4 - 0
The manager was Sir Alex Ferguson
Match Event
01 Jan, 2011Premier League: Man United played VS West Bromwich Albion at The Hawthorns
Man United won the match.
The score: 2 - 1
The manager was Sir Alex Ferguson
Match Event
01 Jan, 2008Premier League: Man United played VS Birmingham City at Old Trafford
Man United won the match.
The score: 1 - 0
The manager was Sir Alex Ferguson
Match Event
01 Jan, 2007Premier League: Man United played VS Newcastle United at St James Park | Newcastle
The match ended with a draw.
The score: 2 - 2
The manager was Sir Alex Ferguson
Match Event
01 Jan, 2005Premier League: Man United played VS Middlesbrough at Riverside Stadium
Man United won the match.
The score: 2 - 0
The manager was Sir Alex Ferguson
Match Event
01 Jan, 2003Premier League: Man United played VS Sunderland at Old Trafford
Man United won the match.
The score: 2 - 1
The manager was Sir Alex Ferguson
Match Event
01 Jan, 2001Premier League: Man United played VS West Ham United at Old Trafford
Man United won the match.
The score: 3 - 1
The manager was Sir Alex Ferguson
Match Event
01 Jan, 1997Premier League: Man United played VS Aston Villa at Old Trafford
The match ended with a draw.
The score: 0 - 0
The manager was Sir Alex Ferguson
Match Event
01 Jan, 1996Premier League: Man United played VS Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane
Man United lost the match.
The score: 1 - 4
The manager was Sir Alex Ferguson
Match Event
01 Jan, 1994Premier League: Man United played VS Leeds United at Old Trafford
The match ended with a draw.
The score: 0 - 0
The manager was Sir Alex Ferguson
Match Event
01 Jan, 1992League Division One: Man United played VS Queens Park Rangers at Old Trafford
Man United lost the match.
The score: 1 - 4
The manager was Sir Alex Ferguson
Match Event
01 Jan, 1991League Division One: Man United played VS Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane
Man United won the match.
The score: 2 - 1
The manager was Sir Alex Ferguson
Match Event
01 Jan, 1990League Division One: Man United played VS Queens Park Rangers at Old Trafford
The match ended with a draw.
The score: 0 - 0
The manager was Sir Alex Ferguson
Match Event
01 Jan, 1989League Division One: Man United played VS Liverpool at Old Trafford
Man United won the match.
The score: 3 - 1
The manager was Sir Alex Ferguson
Match Event
01 Jan, 1988League Division One: Man United played VS Charlton Athletic at Old Trafford
The match ended with a draw.
The score: 0 - 0
The manager was Sir Alex Ferguson
Match Event
01 Jan, 1987League Division One: Man United played VS Newcastle United at Old Trafford
Man United won the match.
The score: 4 - 1
The manager was Sir Alex Ferguson
Match Event
01 Jan, 1986League Division One: Man United played VS Birmingham City at Old Trafford
Man United won the match.
The score: 1 - 0
The manager was Ron Atkinson
Match Event
01 Jan, 1985League Division One: Man United played VS Sheffield Wednesday at Old Trafford
Man United lost the match.
The score: 1 - 2
The manager was Ron Atkinson
Match Event
01 Jan, 1983League Division One: Man United played VS Aston Villa at Old Trafford
Man United won the match.
The score: 3 - 1
The manager was Ron Atkinson
Match Event
01 Jan, 1977League Division One: Man United played VS Aston Villa at Old Trafford
Man United won the match.
The score: 2 - 0
The manager was Tommy Docherty
Match Event
01 Jan, 1974League Division One: Man United played VS Queens Park Rangers at Loftus Road
Man United lost the match.
The score: 0 - 3
The manager was Tommy Docherty
Debut for Stewart Houston
Match Event
01 Jan, 1972League Division One: Man United played VS West Ham United at Boleyn Ground
Man United lost the match.
The score: 0 - 3
The manager was Frank O'Farell
Match Event
01 Jan, 1966League Division One: Man United played VS Liverpool at Anfield
Man United lost the match.
The score: 1 - 2
The manager was Sir Matt Busby
Match Event
01 Jan, 1957League Division One: Man United played VS Chelsea at Old Trafford
Man United won the match.
The score: 3 - 0
The manager was Sir Matt Busby
Match Event
01 Jan, 1955League Division One: Man United played VS Blackpool at Old Trafford
Man United won the match.
The score: 4 - 1
The manager was Sir Matt Busby
Match Event
01 Jan, 1953League Division One: Man United played VS Derby County at Old Trafford
Man United won the match.
The score: 1 - 0
The manager was Sir Matt Busby
Match Event
01 Jan, 1949League Division One: Man United played VS Arsenal at Maine Road
Man United won the match.
The score: 2 - 0
The manager was Sir Matt Busby
Match Event
01 Jan, 1948League Division One: Man United played VS Burnley at Maine Road
Man United won the match.
The score: 5 - 0
The manager was Sir Matt Busby
Match Event
01 Jan, 1938League Division Two: Man United played VS Newcastle United at St James Park | Newcastle
The match ended with a draw.
The score: 2 - 2
The manager was Walter Crickmer
Debut for Robert Savage
Match Event
01 Jan, 1937League Division One: Man United played VS Sunderland at Old Trafford
Man United won the match.
The score: 2 - 1
The manager was Scott Duncan
Match Event
01 Jan, 1936League Division Two: Man United played VS Barnsley at Oakwell
Man United won the match.
The score: 3 - 0
The manager was Scott Duncan
Match Event
01 Jan, 1935League Division Two: Man United played VS Southampton at Old Trafford
Man United won the match.
The score: 3 - 0
The manager was Scott Duncan
Match Event
01 Jan, 1931League Division One: Man United played VS Leeds United at Old Trafford
The match ended with a draw.
The score: 0 - 0
The manager was Herbert Bamlett
Match Event
01 Jan, 1929League Division One: Man United played VS Aston Villa at Old Trafford
The match ended with a draw.
The score: 2 - 2
The manager was Herbert Bamlett
Match Event
01 Jan, 1927League Division One: Man United played VS Sheffield United at Old Trafford
Man United won the match.
The score: 5 - 0
The manager was Clarence 'Lal' Hilditch
Match Event
01 Jan, 1925League Division Two: Man United played VS Chelsea at Old Trafford
Man United won the match.
The score: 1 - 0
The manager was John Chapman
Match Event
01 Jan, 1923League Division Two: Man United played VS Barnsley at Old Trafford
Man United won the match.
The score: 1 - 0
The manager was John Chapman
Match Event
01 Jan, 1921League Division One: Man United played VS Newcastle United at St James Park | Newcastle
Man United lost the match.
The score: 3 - 6
The manager was John Robson
Match Event
01 Jan, 1920League Division One: Man United played VS Liverpool at Anfield
The match ended with a draw.
The score: 0 - 0
The manager was John Robson
Match Event
01 Jan, 1915League Division One: Man United played VS Bradford Park Avenue at Old Trafford
Man United lost the match.
The score: 1 - 2
The manager was John Robson
First ever meeting between the teams
First match with the club for John Robson
Match Event
01 Jan, 1914League Division One: Man United played VS West Bromwich Albion at Old Trafford
Man United won the match.
The score: 1 - 0
The manager was John J. Bentley
Match Event
01 Jan, 1913League Division One: Man United played VS Bradford City at Old Trafford
Man United won the match.
The score: 2 - 0
The manager was John J. Bentley
Match Event
01 Jan, 1912League Division One: Man United played VS Arsenal at Old Trafford
Man United won the match.
The score: 2 - 0
The manager was Ernest Mangnall
Match Event
01 Jan, 1910League Division One: Man United played VS Bradford City at Valley Parade
Man United won the match.
The score: 2 - 0
The manager was Ernest Mangnall
Match Event
01 Jan, 1909League Division One: Man United played VS Notts County at Bank Street
Man United won the match.
The score: 4 - 3
The manager was Ernest Mangnall
Match Event
01 Jan, 1908League Division One: Man United played VS Bury at Gigg Lane
Man United won the match.
The score: 1 - 0
The manager was Ernest Mangnall
Match Event
01 Jan, 1907League Division One: Man United played VS Aston Villa at Bank Street
Man United won the match.
The score: 1 - 0
The manager was Ernest Mangnall
Debut for Billy Meredith,Sandy Turnbull,James Bannister,Herbert Burgess
Match Event
01 Jan, 1902League Division Two: Man United played VS Preston North End at Bank Street
Man United lost the match.
The score: 0 - 2
The manager was James West
Match Event
01 Jan, 1901League Division Two: Man United played VS Middlesbrough at Linthorpe Road
Man United won the match.
The score: 2 - 1
The manager was James West
Match Event
01 Jan, 1898League Division Two: Man United played VS Burton Swifts at Bank Street
Man United won the match.
The score: 4 - 0
The manager was Alf Albut
Match Event
01 Jan, 1897League Division Two: Man United played VS Newcastle United at St James Park | Newcastle
Man United lost the match.
The score: 0 - 2
The manager was Alf Albut
Match Event
01 Jan, 1896League Division Two: Man United played VS Grimsby Town at Bank Street
Man United won the match.
The score: 3 - 2
The manager was Alf Albut
Match Event
01 Jan, 1895League Division Two: Man United played VS Port Vale at Bank Street
Man United won the match.
The score: 3 - 0
The manager was Alf Albut
Famous Quotes
players, managers, commentators quotes
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"Manchester United Will Never Die" 1958 after the aircrash at Munich
Jimmy Murphy -
"Football, Bloody Hell" After winning the champions league against Bayern Munich
Sir Alex Ferguson -
"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered."
George Best -
"I used to go missing a lot... Miss Canada, Miss United Kingdom, Miss World."
George Best -
"Manchester United is stronger than anybody in the world."
Eric Cantona -
"The Premier club in the Premier League - that is Manchester United!"
Martin Tyler -
"Winning the Ballon d'Or never bothered me. I just wanted to play for Manchester United."
Paul Scholes -
“When I arrived down here I went to see Jimmy Murphy. Both Matt and Jimmy were at stages in their careers where they had time to offer me advice. Jimmy was still scouting for the club and I went and had lunch with him and he expressed this great desire to see youth coming back into the club. He was a very emotional man, a great servant to the club, and I would have liked to have listened to him more over the years”
Sir Alex Ferguson -
“you learn more from defeats than you do from victories”
Sir Alex Ferguson -
"My greatest challenge was knocking Liverpool right off their f*cking perch. And you can print that."
Sir Alex Ferguson -
"When I used to hear Muhammed Ali proclaim to the world he was the greatest I used to smile. You see, the greatest of them all was an English footballer named Duncan Edwards"
Jimmy Murphy -
"when the seagulls follow the trawler it is because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
Eric Cantona -
"99% of footballers want to play for Manchester United. The rest are liars."
Gordon McQueen -
"You can change your your wife, your politics, your religion. But you can't change your favorite football team"
Eric Cantona -
“We spoke to him, but his reply was short and simple: ‘If you want me to play for you, you would have to buy this club.’ Scholes on moving to Inter Milan
Paul Scholes -
"There is no doubt that I would have won more honours had I signed for Manchester United as a youngster."
Michael Owen -
“I've never played for a draw in my life.”
Sir Alex Ferguson -
"Name On The Trophy!" Commentating the final of 99
Clive Tyldesley -
"I never wanted Manchester United to be second to anybody. Only the best would be good enough."
Sir Matt Busby -
"Here there are no heroes. It is about the team"
Javier Chicharito Hernandez -
"You can change your wife, your politics, your religion, but never, never can you change your favourite football team."
Eric Cantona -
"Pelé called me the greatest footballer in the world. That is the ultimate salute to my life."
George Best -
"This is Manchester United football club, this is the theatre of dreams."
Sir Bobby Charlton -
"Mountains are there to be climbed, are'nt they?" After coming back against PSG In the Champions league
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer -
"If you'd given me the choice of going out and beating four men and smashing a goal in from thirty yards against Liverpool or going to bed with Miss World, it would have been a difficult choice. Luckily, I had both."
George Best