Manchester United Clinch The Double
December 29, 2011 by Chris Marker · Leave a Comment
Eric Cantona
Sir Alex Ferguson´s confident Manchester United team went into the 1994 FA Cup Final as English Premier League champions, having won the title by a handsome margin. In sharp contrast, their opponents at Wembley Stadium that Saturday afternoon, Chelsea, had finished the 1993–94 season in the bottom half of the table.
Juan Sebastian Veron Failed To Tango
December 28, 2011 by Chris Marker · Leave a Comment
Juan Sebastian Veron
Juan Sebastian Veron, who was born in Buenos Aires, signed for Estudiantes in 1993 and the gifted youth made 22 league appearances for the club before he went on to play for Boca Juniors three years later. Veron then spent five years in Italy where he appeared for Sampdoria, Parma and Lazio before he was transferred to Manchester United for an estimated fee of £28 million at the end of the 2000-01 season.
The Red Devils Tame The Lions
December 17, 2011 by Chris Marker · Leave a Comment
Ruud van Nistelrooy
The 2004 FA Cup Final at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff turned out to be a one sided affair as Manchester United cruised to a relatively comfortable triumph against Denis Wise´s Millwall team. Cristiano Ronaldo headed The Reds in front after 44 minutes before Ruud van Nistelrooy netted twice in the second period to make it 3–0.
The Unflappable Mikael Silvestre
December 15, 2011 by Chris Marker · Leave a Comment
Mikael Silvestre
Hailing from the historic town of Chambray-les-Tours, Mikael Silvestre started out at Rennes before the sought after youth was lured to Inter Milan where he ultimately became a tower of strength to the club. As things turned out, the unflappable defender eventually signed for Manchester United for a fee in the region of £4 million in September 1999 and made his Premier League debut away to Liverpool shortly after.
Manchester United Clinch The Treble
December 11, 2011 by Chris Marker · Leave a Comment
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer
The 1999 Champions League Final turned out to be one of the most memorable matches in history as Manchester United beat Bayern Munich before a crowd of 90,000 at Camp Nou. After being 1–0 down at half-time, Manchester United came back to win the game 2–1 thanks to goals from Teddy Sheringham and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
Manchester United´s Tireless Defender
December 10, 2011 by Chris Marker · Leave a Comment
Phil Neville
Born and brought up in nearby Bury, Phil Neville joined Manchester United as a trainee at the beginning of the 1993–94 season. A pacy and tough tackling defender, he made his first Premier League outing for Manchester United in a respectable 3–0 triumph against old arch rivals Manchester City at Maine Road in February 1995.
Colin Gibson Never Settled Down
December 4, 2011 by Chris Marker · Leave a Comment
Colin Gibson
Bridport born Colin Gibson started his career at Aston Villa where the defender made 185 league outings before he was transferred to Manchester United for £275,000 in November 1985. A forward thinking left wingback, Gibson proceeded to play 95 first team matches for Manchester United during his five year spell at the club.
George Best Hits A Hat Trick
November 26, 2011 by Chris Marker · Leave a Comment
George Best
In the month of November 1971, Manchester United and Northern Ireland favourite George Best managed to hit his second hat trick of the season against relegation battling Southampton at The Dell. Brian Kidd and Sammy McIlroy also made the score sheet to round-off a brilliant away performance by The Reds as they won 5–2.
The Rampant Andrei Kanchelskis
November 24, 2011 by Chris Marker · Leave a Comment
Andrei Kanchelskis
Born and raised in the city of Kirovograd in Ukraine, Andrei Kanchelskis started out his playing career with Dynamo Kiev in 1988 before the rampant right winger moved to Shakhtar Donetsk three years later. The Ukrainian eventually signed with Manchester United for a fee of £650,000 in the spring of 1991 and made his league debut for the club in a 3–0 defeat against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park in May 1991.
Manchester United´s Dutch Master
November 19, 2011 by Chris Marker · Leave a Comment
Edwin van der Sar
Born and bred in the town of Voorhout, Edwin van der Sar started out his long and distinguished goalkeeping career with his local team Foreholte before he went on to play for Noordwijk and Ajax. After making 226 league outings for The Amstedammers, he decided to sign for Juventus for an estimated transfer fee of £5 million in 1999.
