If I hadn't seen such riches, I could live with being poor.
Photo edits from then & the odd one from now.
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After spitting on Tevez, John Terry arranged for himself to take the 'match winning penalty'. He took the walk from the half way line to the penalty spot, straightening his captains armband for the cameras, took a run up, slipped, and cried in the rain. Moscow, 2008.
Ronaldo is crying as Ferguson comes in for a hug. Anelka is in the background having missed the deciding penalty. Gary Neville is ecstatic, wearing a suit and not a full kit because that's what people who didn't play in the final should do.
It's a perfect photo. Moscow, 2008.
David Beckham lets the Leeds United fans know what he thinks of them as they sing songs about his wife and 5 month old son during a game at Old Trafford, 1999.
Ronaldo is crying and Ferguson is going for a hug. Anelka is in the background having missed the deciding penalty. Gary Neville is ecstatic, wearing a suit and not a full kit because that's what people who didn't play in the game should do.
Perfect photo. Moscow, 2008.
A fitting goodbye for Sir Alex Ferguson and a complete ignorance to health and safety as Manchester United parade their 20th League trophy through Manchester. May 2013.
John Terry arranged for himself to take the 'match winning penalty'. He took the walk from the half way line to the penalty spot, straightening his captains armband just to remind everyone how important he was, took a run up, slipped and cried in the rain. Moscow, 21st May 2008.
Wayne Rooney wheels away in the rain as celebrations of Manchester United becoming Champions of Europe for a third time spill on to the pitch. Moscow, 2008.
Solskjaer: '3-0 down & we came in at half-time & I remember the manager not saying a word for 15 minutes. Then, once the bell went, he said: "Okay, you’d better go out there & win the game." We did that & it’s one of my favourite games.'
Spurs 3-5 United
29th September 2001
A fitting goodbye for Sir Alex Ferguson and a complete ignorance to health and safety as Manchester United parade their 20th League trophy through Manchester. May 2013.
Paul Scholes scores a screamer against Barcelona in the Champions League semi final second leg to send United to Moscow, as Messi watches on. Old Trafford, 2008.
Just minutes before kick off at Highbury, of what was to be his last game on British soil and just 5 days before the Munich Air disaster, Duncan Edwards signs an autograph for a young fan, 1958.
David Beckham and Gary Neville celebrate in front of the United fans in Turin following a 3-2 victory over Juventus in the Champions League semi final, 1999.
David Beckham and Gary Neville celebrate in front of the United fans in Turin following a 3-2 victory over Juventus in the Champions League semi final, 1999.
Wayne Rooney celebrates after scoring the only goal of the game against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in the Champions League Quarter Final first leg, 2011.
Robin van Persie makes his United debut against Everton in 2012, replacing Welbeck as a substitute. The substitution board read 19 off, 20 on.
19 titles out. 20 titles in.
He was the difference.
A fitting goodbye for Sir Alex Ferguson and a complete ignorance to health and safety as Manchester United parade their 20th League trophy through Manchester, 2013.
Van Persie scores a hat-trick, including two late goals in the 87th and 92nd minute of the game to give United a 3-2 away win at Southampton, September 2012.
Solskjaer: '3-0 down & we came in at half-time & I remember the manager not saying a word for 15 minutes. Then, once the bell went, he said: "Okay, you’d better go out there & win the game." We did that & it’s one of my favourite games.'
Spurs 3-5 United
29th September 2001.
Ronaldo looks on in the Premier League game against Manchester City where United players wore 1958-style sponsorless red shirts, numbered one to eleven, which marked 50 years since the Munich Air Disaster. Old Trafford, 2008.
Wayne Rooney scores the goal which would be later recognised as Premier League Goal of the 20 years - an emphatic overhead kick to win the Derby at Old Trafford, 2011.
Manchester United fans unveil their own banner directly underneath Arsenals 'You Can't Buy Class' banner at the Emirates, following Van Persie's transfer to United, 2013.