Manchester United

Introduction to Manchester United

Abbreviation: Manchester United (Manchester United or Manchester United)

Nickname: Red Devil

The club was founded in 1878 (Newton Heath, 1902, renamed Manchester United).

City where the club is located: Manchester, England.

Officially become a professional club: 1892?

City: Manchester, England

Home: Old Trafford.

Address: Sir matthew busby Road, Old Trafford, Manchester, England, M 160RA.

Stadium capacity: 762 12 people

Official email: webmaster @manutd.com Current head coach: Sir Alex Ferguson.

Manchester United team song: Come on, your red man.

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English top league champion: 16 times (1907-08,101,195 1-52,1. 1992-93, 1993-94, 1995-96, 1996-97, 1998-99, 1999-00, 2000-0 1, 2002-03, 2006-07)

English FA Cup champion: 1 1 times (1909, 1948, 1963, 1977, 1983,/kloc-.

English League Cup champion: 2 times (1992, 2006)

English community shield cup champion: 15 times (1908,191,1952, 1956, 1957. 1990, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2003,2007)

European Champions Cup champion: 2 times (1967-68, 1998-99)

European Cup Winners: 1 time (1990-9 1)

European Super Cup champion: 1 time (199 1)

Toyota Cup champion: 1 time (1999)

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Europe's highest victory record: Manchester United 10:0 RSC Anderlech, 1956/9/26?

Highest win in the league: Manchester United 10: 1 Wolves,1892/10/5.

The highest winning record of the FA Cup: Manchester United 8-0 in yeovil town City, 1949/02/ 12.

The biggest defeat in history: Manchester United 0-7 Blackburn Rovers (1926 April 10 League One)

Manchester United 0:7 Aston Villa (1930 65438+February 27th League One)

Manchester United 0-7 Wolves (193 1 year 65438+2nd Division on February 26th)

Maximum number of spectators at home: 76089 Manchester United vs Blackburn (Premier League Round 365438 +0, 2007/03/3 1)

Maximum number of away spectators: 8 1, 565 Manchester United vs yeovil town City (fifth round of the FA Cup, 1949/2/ 12).

Minimum audience at home: 75 1 15

Average audience at home: 75,842.

The highest score in a single season league (2 points system): 64 points (1956-57 season league I).

Highest score in a single season (3-point system): 92 points (1Premier League in 993-94 season)

The most goals scored in a single season: 103 goals (1956-57 League A, 1958-59 League A).

The player who scored the most goals in a single season: 32 goals, Dennis? Violet (1959-60 season)

The player who scored the most goals in history: 249 goals, Bobby? Charlton (1956-73)

The most played player in history: 759 games, Bobby? Charlton (1956-73)

Introduction to club history

1878- 1902: the predecessor of Manchester United

Manchester United Football Club was founded in 1878, when its name was Newton Heath LYR (LYR is short for Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company).

Newton Heath is the name of an ordinary railway station in Britain. Workers on the construction site release their enthusiasm for football by competing with teams from other departments or other railway companies. They never thought that their team would occupy a place in English football and even international football matches in the future and become one of the top giants in the world. However, from the day this team was founded, it was doomed that Manchester United's style of play was offensive football that emphasized team and passion.

1888 when the Football Association was founded, the members who founded Newton Heath were very modest and thought that they were not worthy to form the Football Association with Blackburn Rovers and Preston Northam. Newton Heath didn't join the Football Association until 1892.

1902- 1909: the official birth and early glory of Manchester United

The economic situation of Newton Heath's team was relatively bad. By the beginning of the twentieth century, the team was in an unsustainable predicament. At this time, a man named John? Henry. JohnHenryDavies' winery owner saved the team. |

Davis decided to inject capital into the club, which enabled him to get some benefits from the management of the team. Since then, the number of teams has changed, including Manchester Central, Manchester Celtics and so on. Manchester United, a name that became famous in the world football in the future, was officially born in 4/5 of 1902.

The rise of the red devils

Ernest is an important person who entered Manchester United after Davis? Mangnar Magnal became the club secretary at 1903, and today, he is recognized as the first manager of the club. There is a new goalkeeper Harry in his team? Harry Mogg and striker Charlie? Sagar (Charlie sagar). The team won the third place in the second division for two consecutive seasons: 1903- 1904, 1904- 1905. The following season is one of the most brilliant early seasons of Manchester United, avant-garde Dick? Dick duckworth, Alex? AlexBell and captain Charlie? CharlieRoberts helped the team reach the quarterfinals of the FA Cup. And more importantly, the team can stand out from the second division and finally become the first division after playing in the football league 12 years.

To celebrate the victory, Magnal hired Billy? Billy Mediz. Meredith, nicknamed the Welsh Wizards, can be said to be the original star of Manchester United, but at that time he was involved in a bribery case in Manchester City. Because of this, it seems destined that many Manchester United superstars will be shrouded in unique personalities that other football superstars do not have in the future. The joining of this excellent winger has greatly boosted the morale of Manchester United. Meredith assisted Sandy in the 1907- 1908 season. SandyTurnbull scored many goals, and finally the team won the first league championship in history. As the league champion, Manchester United participated in the Charity Shield Cup for the first time. 1908. During the game, they played with Sandy? Jimmy with the same surname as Turnbull? Turnbull scored a hat trick to help Manchester United beat FA Cup champion QueensParkRangers 4-0 and win the Charity Shield.

1907, Manchester United's upward momentum continued and it took a step to become an important force in English football. It is worth mentioning that the rise of Manchester United is not unrelated to the turmoil of Manchester City, the sworn enemy of the same city, which is also the beginning of the feud between the two teams. That year, the Football Association found out that Manchester City illegally paid players' salaries. At that time, the salary of first-class players was set at 4 pounds a week, but Manchester City has been secretly paying 6 to 7 pounds to attract excellent players. As a result, the Football Association severely fined Manchester City, five officials were dismissed, and 17 players were sentenced to never play for Manchester City again.

Chaos gave Manchester United a chance. Head coach Magno responded immediately. He poached five excellent players, including Billy Meredith, from Manchester City in one breath, and the team's strength improved rapidly. That season, Manchester United won the historic eighth place.

A year later, on 1908, Manchester United realized its long-cherished wish and won the first top league championship in history. The Red Devils are unstoppable this year, beating Newcastle with six goals, Blackburn with five goals and Everton, Arsenal and Birmingham with four goals. Manchester United have scored a record 82 goals this season.

1909, Manchester United once again made a historical breakthrough, winning the first FA Cup trophy in the club's history, even beating Newcastle and Bristol. Interestingly, in the final, Manchester United passed on a white jersey with a red "V" on its chest, which became one of the classics of the Red Devils. After the last league game that year, the President of Manchester United filled the FA Cup trophy with champagne, took it to the dressing room of rival Arsenal, invited the gunners to have a drink, and wished Manchester United success.

Four months later, Manchester United's influence was further enhanced. At that time, the players' union was against the FA. The FA asked all players to quit the league, and other clubs did the same, but Manchester United didn't. Their players firmly support the interests of the trade union. To this end, the FA even decided to ban Manchester United. With the persistence and promotion of Manchester United, eventually, many clubs such as Middlesbrough, Newcastle and Sunderland changed their minds and rejoined the trade union. The FA had to compromise and reach an agreement with the union. Manchester United is also very popular because of its perseverance in this crisis.

The ups and downs of old Trafford

Before 1909, Manchester United had been playing at Crayton Stadium, which was a poor stadium and could hardly meet the development needs of Manchester United. 1909, the new stadium was completed in Trafford Park. The original planned capacity was 654.38+10,000 people, but it was reduced to 60,000 people because the budget exceeded the standard. 19 10 In February, Manchester United officially opened the new stadium and named it "Old Trafford". Liverpool became the first visiting team to play in this stadium. Since this year, a new era has begun.

From 19 1 1 to 12, Manchester United won the league title again, which was the first trophy witnessed by Old Trafford. That year, Manchester United won the championship ahead of Aston Villa by 1 point, and head coach Moniole won the second league trophy during his coaching.

The showdown between giants 80 years ago

Magno is regarded as the first great manager in Manchester United's history, and his departure is surprising. 19 1 1 year, Mangnole suddenly switched to Manchester City, the city's arch-enemy, which was very unexpected, because in the same week, he just rejected Manchester City's bid for Manchester United captain Charlie Roberts. Eight months later, Mangnoel led Manchester City to win the league title. After losing the leader, Manchester United only ranked 13.

Magno's departure was a great blow to Manchester United, and then they began to have ups and downs. 19 13, Manchester United was relegated to the second division, and then upgraded and downgraded several times. Until the middle and late 1940s, it never won any honor. During this period, World War II once kept people away from football.

Busby's children

1945 February19, Manchester Evening News published a message: "Matt Busby signed an agreement today to become the head coach of Manchester United ..." Busby was only 34 years old at that time, and his arrival opened a new era for Manchester United. 1946, World War II ended, the football league was reopened, and Manchester United began to rebuild under the leadership of Busby. From 65438 to 0949, the old Trafford Stadium damaged by German bombing was restored and put into use, and Busby began a great legend here.

The reconstruction of Busby began with the reuse of young people. 195 1 year, JackieBlanchflower and RogerByrne, two players under the age of 20, entered Manchester United's first team, marking the beginning of the team's rejuvenation. Tom jackson of Manchester Evening News wrote: "The' children' of Manchester United are calm and confident ..." This is the first time that Busby's young people have been called "babies". 1952, Manchester United, a team combining old and new, won the first division championship and the Red Devils returned.

Reborn from an air crash

1February 6, 958, a terrible disaster befell "Busby's children". After attending the European Club Cup and eliminating Red Star Belgrade, Manchester United and his party changed planes in Munich to fly back to England. On that terrible afternoon, Manchester United's G- Alzu -609 plane failed to take off twice. On the third attempt, the plane rushed out of the end of the runway and crashed into the building there. In this disaster, 23 of the 43 passengers on board were killed.

Head coaches Busby and duncan edwards were rescued from the ruins. German doctors saved the former, but the latter died at the age of 2 16 days later. Edwards is regarded as one of the most talented young people in the history of English football, and his death has so far made Manchester United and the British feel sorry.

Other Manchester United players killed in the air crash were TommyTaylor, who was signed by Busby for 29,999. When asked why he didn't take an integer, Busby explained that he wanted to relieve the pressure on children.

Bill Whelan, Geoff Bent, Eddie Coleman, mark jones, david pegg, Walter Creekmore, Tom Curry and Potter Willie were all killed in the air crash, and Manchester United suffered an unprecedented blow. In the second half of that season, the club quickly signed some players, plus some players from the reserve team and the youth team, to piece together a team that could play. In the end, Manchester United won the second place, and bobby charlton, who scored 29 goals, became their new hero.

Genius era

In the following seasons, Manchester United entered a slow recovery period. Only the FA Cup of 15 and 1963 was a surprise. "Dark Horse" Manchester United beat Leicester in the final. Since the mid-1960s, Busby has led Manchester United to regain its glory. 1965 and 1967, the red devils won the league championship twice, and Manchester United stood up from the ruins of the Munich air crash.

1968 champions league is the most brilliant memory Busby left for Manchester United. There are many excellent players in this Red Devils team, such as bobby charlton and george best. On May 19, Manchester United beat Benfica 4- 1 in the Champions League final, and Charlton scored the best 2 goals 1.

Long wait

From 65438 to 0969, Busby left the position of head coach and was promoted to general manager, but his successor, McGuinness, could not get the support of the players, and Manchester United finally won the eighth place, so Busby had to take over as head coach a season later. However, in the 1970-7 1 season, Manchester United lost its magic and ranked eighth again. Busby retired again after a short trip to the club's board of directors.

With george best and bobby charlton retiring one after another, Dennis Law switched to Manchester City, and Manchester United fell into a low point again. 1972-73 season was miserable, and Manchester United was relegated to the second division after nearly 40 years. In the key battle of relegation with Manchester City, Dennis Law's heel broke through Manchester United, and the Red Devils relegated to 1-0, which became the most famous example of a counterattack.

Although Manchester United returned to the first division after the second season, it seems that they can never find the glory of the Busby era. Except for 1977 and 1983 who won the FA Cup, the Red Devils had been sleeping for nearly 20 years until someone woke them up. These days, another red team, Liverpool, dominates England, and Manchester United can hardly compete with it.

Ferguson started an era.

Ferguson once said that the greatest achievement in my life was to pull Liverpool down from the championship. As he said, the 1980s belonged to Liverpool, and in the 1990s Manchester United took its place.

1986-87 After the start of the season, Manchester United, coached by Atkinson, had a poor record, hovering at the bottom of the standings, being eliminated from the League Cup ahead of schedule and being eliminated from the FA Cup. Manchester United made a decision on June 5438+065438+ 10, and AlexFerguson became the new manager of Manchester United. Before that, Ferguson's coaching achievements in Scotland were very convincing. He led Aberdeen to break the situation that Celtic and Glasgow Rangers took turns to sit in the village. During his eight years in Aberdeen, Ferguson led his team to win three Scottish League titles (1980, 84, 85), four Scottish Cup titles (1982 to 84, 1986), 1 Scottish League Cup titles (/kloc-

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1987-88 season, Ferguson began to transform the team, and he completed three important signings, Brian McClair from Celtic, Vivanderson from Arsenal and Steve Bruce from Norwich. This season, McClair scored 365,438+0 league goals and cup goals, becoming another Manchester United player with more than 20 league goals after george best. By 1996, McClair had made 447 appearances for Manchester United and scored 126 goals. Bruce later became one of Ferguson's best central defenders and an important contributor to the Manchester United dynasty in the 1990s.

After winning the runner-up in the 87-88 season, Manchester United entered a downturn, and Ferguson even almost lost his handsome position. In the 88-89 season, Manchester United only ranked 1 1, and did not perform in the Carling Cup and the FA Cup. Meanwhile, Ferguson is still buying the players he wants, Webber of Nottingham Forest, Gary pallister of Middlesbrough and Paolis of West Ham.

1989-90 season is a crucial year for Ferguson. His poor performance last season reduced his reputation. The continued downturn in the league this season has led Manchester United to consider firing Ferguson. 1990 At the beginning of the year, Ferguson came to the most difficult moment for Manchester United, but the FA Cup victory saved him. The final of 1/4 was the turning point of everything. Manchester United beat Nottingham Forest 1 away, and mark robins's goal brought Ferguson back to life. Later, an insider revealed that Manchester United would fire Ferguson if he lost the game. Later, in the FA Cup final, Manchester United drew 3-3 with Crystal Palace and won 1-0 in the play-off. This champion kept Ferguson's position, although Manchester United only ranked 13.

1990-9 1 season, Manchester United continued to win the cup. They beat Barcelona 2-/Kloc-0-0 in the final and won the European Cup Winners Cup, which is the first European trophy for Manchester United since 1968. In the league, Manchester United improved from last season and finally won the sixth place, during which they were deducted 1 point for fighting with Arsenal on the field. Of course, Ferguson's lineup construction is still in an orderly way, with Peter Schmeichel joining from Blondeby, Andrei Kanchelski joining from Donetsk miners and Paul Parker, the right-back of England joining from Royal Garden Rangers. At this time, no one realized that an unprecedented powerful new dynasty was brewing.

Unforgettable moment

199 1-92 season, Manchester United won the second place in the league, and Leeds United led by cantona won the trophy. However, the Carling Cup champion gave the Red Devils comfort. 199265438+February, Manchester United completed the last signing of dynasty construction. They dug up cantona from Leeds, and it was hard to conquer you, so they put you under the account. Ferguson's acquisition has brought Manchester United a king of the future. It is also worth noting that a group of young people trained by Manchester United's youth training system won the FA Youth Cup. In this youth team, some names will be heard later: "Li Sharp, Beckham, Ryan Giggs, Neville Brothers, Scholes, Bart ..."

Azazel times

1992-93 season, Manchester United ended a 26-year wait. April 10, 13, Manchester United beat Xie Wednesday 2- 1 at home. They were once behind in the game, but two goals from central defender Bruce overtook the score, which brought the crown that the Red Devils had dreamed of for many years. Ferguson won for the first time since coaching Manchester United. During the year, Manchester United continued to build a lineup. Ferguson spent 3.75 million pounds to dig roy keane from Nottingham Forest, which was a record in Britain at that time. In the next ten years, the Irish tough guy propped up the red devils' waist.

In 1993-94, Manchester United won league titles in succession, but the death of Sir matthew busby in the middle of the season made the Red Devils extremely sad. 1994 65438+1On October 20th, Busby passed away. He created the first generation glory of Manchester United in 1950s and 1960s, and Busby's Children will remain in history forever. At the end of this season, Manchester United won the double crown. Except for Blackburn, who led the league runner-up, they swept Chelsea 4-0 in the FA Cup final. The only regret is that in the Carling Cup final, Manchester United 1-3 lost to Villa, just one step away from the treble. After this season, Brian Robson left Manchester United to become a Middlesbrough player and coach after playing for 13 years, but the year before Keane joined, he was ready for Manchester United.

1994-95 season, cantona played crystal palace fans in June+10, 5438, and was suspended for 9 months by the Football Association. In the league, Manchester United and Blackburn fought fiercely. Blackburn lost to Liverpool in the last round, giving Manchester United a chance to overtake. However, the Red Devils could only draw with West Ham away from home, and finally missed the league title with 1. Dalglish and Shearer won the championship for Blackburn. This season, Manchester United has made great changes in personnel. In June 5438+10, they signed andy cole from Newcastle for a record 7 million pounds. At the end of the season, Ince unexpectedly went to Inter Milan, mark hughes switched to Chelsea and Kanchelski joined Everton.

In those days, they

1995-96 season, Manchester United achieved a great reversal that has been talked about so far. At Christmas, Newcastle United, led by kevin keegan, led by 12, but in the second half of the season, Manchester United made an incredible leap, surpassing their opponents in April. This season, Manchester United also won the FA Cup, becoming the first English team to win double titles. cantona beat Liverpool in volley four minutes before the FA Cup final.

This year is also the year when Manchester United renewed its contract. At the beginning of the season, young people such as Bart, Gary Neville, Beckham and Scholes became the main force of the first team, and the first half of the season became the time for young people to adapt to the Premier League. However, under the leadership of cantona, the newcomer played amazing energy in generate in the second half of the year, which strengthened Ferguson's determination to change blood. After the season ended, Sharp went to Leeds, Parker was terminated, Bruce joined Birmingham, and the young people began to take over in an all-round way. At the same time, solskjaer, Popovschi and other recruits joined.

With the full succession of the FA Youth Cup generation, the Manchester United dynasty gradually reached its peak. 1997, the Red Devils defended the league title, from 1999 to 200 1, achieving the domineering league title for three consecutive times. 1998-99 season is the pride of all Manchester United people. This year, they won the incredible triple crown. In the league, Manchester United took the lead in locking in the championship and beat Tottenham Hotspur to get them to the top; The FA Cup semi-final against Arsenal was thrilling. Just before the end of 90 minutes, the score was still 1 ratio 1. Then Arsenal won the penalty and Schmeichel magically saved Bergkamp's shot. In overtime, Ryan Giggs staged a classic one-ride-a-thousand-mile winner, and Manchester United advanced to the final and finally won the second championship of the season.

Top of Europe

1On May 26th, 999, in Camp Nou, Barcelona, Manchester United played Bayern Munich, which was one of the most classic Champions League finals in history. The suspension of Keane and Scholes damaged Manchester United's strength, falling behind 0-/kloc-0 in 90 minutes, and opponents still had several chances to seal the victory. The miracle appeared in the stoppage time of the second half. Beckham's two corner kicks allowed Sheringham and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to score goals, and Manchester United miraculously reversed. Coincidentally, this day is Sir Busby's 90th birthday. Manchester United looked up to God with tears and thanked those who blessed their eyes. In fact, this is not the first time Manchester United has risen from adversity. In the semi-final against Juventus, Keane took the lead, and Cole and York took the lead in the dilemma of 1 at home and 0-2 away.

twenty-first century

In the first decade of the new millennium, Manchester United once again led the world. They went to Brazil to take part in a brand-new football match: FIFA World Football Championship. To this end, they gave up the opportunity to defend the FA Cup.

In the expedition to South America in January, Manchester United did not win the trophy as expected. After all, it is too difficult to beat Brazil at home in a sultry climate. But Manchester United got an extremely valuable rest in the sunshine of South America. After returning to England, they devoted great energy to the league and kept ahead of their opponents, winning the league trophy ahead of schedule in April. However, the new problem facing Manchester United is that the goalkeeper has been unable to find a suitable candidate since Schmeichel left.

1999/2000 season, several famous players, including Mark Bosnick, will not be able to secure their position in Manchester United. So, in July 2000, Fabian? It is not surprising that Fabian Balthus can join Manchester United after the French team won the World Cup and the European Championship in succession.

Yang Qiyu fabien barthez, the first goalkeeper of the French team, has a perverse personality, but his skills are excellent. He helped Manchester United win three consecutive championships in 2000/200 1 season, and only a few clubs in English history can win this honor. The last champion of three consecutive championships was Liverpool from 1982 to 1984, but Liverpool achieved the great cause of three consecutive championships under the leadership of two coaches, Basli and Joe Fagan.

Behind Manchester United's three consecutive championships, Ferguson contributed. He became the first team coach to complete a hat trick in English football history. After winning the third league trophy in a row, Ferguson announced that he would resign as head coach at the end of the 20012002 season. At the same time, his assistant SteveMcClaren also announced that he would go to Middlesbrough to replace Brian Robson as head coach.

In order to fill the vacancy left by Steve McClaren, Ferguson promoted Jim Ryan and Mike Coffey Lan, who played for Manchester United, as assistant head coach and Manchester United first team coach respectively. However, Sir Alex Ferguson filled the vacancy in the coaching staff and increased the vacancy in the team. He transferred main defender Japp Stein to Lazio. This decision surprised everyone, even Stam himself.

Yang Qiyu fabien barthez's teammate in the French team, Lauren Blanc, who participated in the 1998 World Cup, moved to Manchester United. He took Stam's place in the team and worked with Wes Brown, Gary Neville or Ronnie Johnson.

Many people think that after Ferguson bought RuudvanNistelrooy and Veron at a big price, Blanco will be the last star he bought as a head coach. But in June 2002, 5438+ 10, Sir Alex Ferguson once again signed Uruguayan striker Fran with a stroke of a pen.

But Fran's position in the team is difficult to determine, because Ruud van Nistelrooy has set a record of eight consecutive goals in the league. In these eight games, Manchester United won. After winning eight games in a row, Manchester United regained their confidence in defending the League title. However, at the end of the 200 1/02 season, the team failed to regain its former style of riding the dust and competing for the championship. In the FA Cup, it was eliminated by Fort Milders, and the Champions League stopped in the semi-finals. The Premier League only finished third. Therefore, Sir Alex Ferguson announced that he would stay in office and was determined to lead Manchester United to create more glories in the 2002/03 season.

In the 2002/03 season, Manchester United once caught up with Arsenal after falling behind by 1 1, and finally won the league championship again.

In the next story, Manchester United is no longer the protagonist. In the summer of 2003, a Russian named RomanArkadievichAbramovich entered Chelsea, and the Blue Army rose strongly. In 2004, Arsenal dominated the Premier League with unbeaten record; In 2005 and 2006, Chelsea won the Premier League in succession, while Manchester United only won the FA Cup and the Carling Cup during this period. In the summer of 2005, American Glazer turned Manchester United into a privately owned club, and a new era began.

In the 2006-07 season, Manchester United successfully won the Premier League title two rounds ahead of schedule, which is the ninth Premier League title since 15. Ryan Giggs has also become the player who has won the most titles since the establishment of the Premier League. He won nine Premier League titles in one breath!

In the summer of 2007, Manchester United brought in Owen Hargreaves, Anderson-Luis de Bre oliveira, Luis Carlos Almeida-Cunha and Carlos Tevez, among whom Hargreaves can solve the problem of strong waist that has plagued the Red Devils for a long time. The introduction of two talented young stars, Anderson and Nani, not only made the Red Devils' midfield younger and injected fresh blood, but also gave veterans Giggs and Scholes a chance to rotate and rest, while Tevez made Manchester United's front line more perfect. In this way, the skills and tactics of the Red Devils will be further improved, the tactics will be more varied and the team's appreciation will be continuously improved.

English name of the team

The English names of Manchester United Club are Manchester United, Man United, Man Utd or United, which are all accepted by Manchester United fans. Fans who respect and understand Manchester United's history will not use the name "Man U" under any circumstances.

This name has been used by fans of several rival teams to insult Manchester United, mainly involving the painful experience of 1958 Munich air crash. In the numerous British fan riots of 1970- 1980, almost all Manchester United fans took part because someone provoked songs or slogans related to "Man U".