Retro Football Shirts » Beckham http://www.retrofootieshirts.co.uk Wed, 26 May 2010 15:49:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Manchester United Retro Shirts http://www.retrofootieshirts.co.uk/manchester-united-retro-shirts/ http://www.retrofootieshirts.co.uk/manchester-united-retro-shirts/#comments Sun, 14 Dec 2008 17:38:30 +0000 edd http://www.retrofootieshirts.co.uk/?p=18 unitedfeature

From Manchester to Moscow United’s famous red shirts are known the world over. United’s classic red shirt has seen it’s fair share of glory over the last 50 years. From last minute winners in European Cup final to famous victories over Liverpool in the FA Cup and Titanic struggles with Arsenal and Chelsea in the league. United can never be accused of be boring!

Many of United’s most famous victories have been won wearing there 2nd and 3rd choice shirts. United were the first English team to win the European Cup and wore an all blue kit in the 1968 final at Wembley. Mark Hughes scored twice in the 1991 European Cup Winners Cup final against Barcelona wearing United’s white away shirt.

United can boost the best club record in the FA Cup winning the trophy eleven times; Famous victories against Liverpool in ‘77 (denying Liverpool the treble) and again in ‘96 when Cantona scored in the final 5 minutes. In 1994 United beat Chelsea 4 – 0 and became only the 4th club in history to do the ‘double’.

In 1999 United secured their place in history by becoming the first and so far only English club to do the ‘Treble’ (FA Cup, League Champions & European Cup). In the Nou Camp stadium Barcelona, United were trailing Bayern Munich 1 nil with less than two minutes of normal time remaining. United won a corner deep into stoppage time and TV commentator Clive Tyldesley famously said: “Can Manchester United score? They always score!” His prophetic words were made memorable as United goal keeper Peter Schmeichel raced the length of the pitch in a last gasp effort to force an equaliser. Schmeichel’s presence in the Bayern box cause panic which allowed Sheringham time to scuff home a low drive into the bottom corner of Oliver Kahns net. A minute later Solskjær stuck out a boot and diverted a David Beckham corner into the top right of the net winning the match for United.

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