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By George Hartrey. There’s plenty of games to pick from when someone asks me what my favourite United games is, but there’s one that really stands out for me. 21st May 2008. That’s right, the Champions League final played in the Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow. We played a great game right through until the final whistle, [...]

By Iain McCartney. I was severely tempted to write strip poker or even better strip scrabble – ever tried it? But when suggesting the topic I was about to write about, I was informed that it was to be a Manchester United game, so no luck there readers! So, a United game and not simply [...]

By Ashwin. Manchester United had the best player in the world at the time in Cristiano Ronaldo and were playing some brilliant football with it. When the draws were made for the quarter-finals and semi-finals, the possibility of a game against Barcelona excited me. We hadn’t played them since the treble season when the two [...]

By Iain McCartney, the author of Duncan Edwards: The Full Report The thump of leather against leather produced an echoing wall of sound, vibrating around a packed Stretford End, as the merlinic magic of Best and Law concocted another United goal and what was to be another victory on the march to glory. Some seven [...]

By Iain McCartney, the author of Duncan Edwards: The Full Report As he pedalled down Warwick Road he acknowledged those who spoke or shouted out to him. Turning onto the Old Trafford forecourt, he free-wheeled down towards his usual spot, a short pass from where the Munich clock stands today. Fumbling in his jacket pocket, [...]

By Lee Savery OUT 8th August STUDIO Revolver Entertainment DIRECTOR James Strong STARS David Tennant, Jack O’Connell, Sam Claflin, Dougray Scott (Originally Broadcast on BBC Two on 24th April 2011) “The team that defined an era, and a disaster that tore them apart.” We’ve never forgotten and we never will. The events leading up to [...]

Contribution by Omorogbe Usuomon The best game in recent memory, for me, is the game against Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford in the 2008/2009 premier league season. We were chasing a third successive league title; we were on top of the table and playing at home against a resurgent Spurs that had seen the North [...]

Contribution by Jack Rawlinson This close season has been no different to any before; several actual comings and goings, and a whole host of potential changes to our title winning squad. With transfers in mind, instead of listing a raft of players that Sir Alex could or should break the bank for this summer, let’s [...]

Contribution by Harry Veal “Is this their moment? Beckham… into Sheringham… and Solskjaer has won it! Manchester United have reached the Promised Land.” These immortal words of commentary from ITV’s Clive Tyldesley will stick with me forever. As a United mad 9-year-old I was at the point of a full on tantrum with United heading [...]

Contribution by Mark Young There are very few moments in world football that give you goose bumps, all over goose bumps. Moments that make you feel proud to say, ‘I was there.’ Moments of genius where you wish you had a replay but at the same time, jumping for joy thinking or in some cases, [...]