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Manchester United made their first six-figure signing in August 1962 with the transfer of Denis Law from Torino for £110,000, [citation needed] a new British record. [49] The club broke the British transfer record again in 1981 with the £1.5 million signing of Bryan Robson from West Bromwich Albion. [50]
George Best (22 May 1946 – 25 November 2005) was a Northern Irish professional footballer who played as a winger, spending most of his club career at Manchester United.A skillful dribbler, he is considered one of the greatest players of all time, [2] along with being considered one of the most talented to play.
Ryan Giggs is Manchester United's most-capped player of all time, making 963 appearances in 23 years for the club. [1] He later served as caretaker manager for the club in 2014. Manchester United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester.
The Portuguese forward’s Ballon d’Or win in 2008 was the first of five in his career, with the great Best the last Manchester United player to be awarded football’s top individual award in ...
Later that year on Saturday 18 December 1999, Yorke scored twice for Manchester United in a 4-2 away win at West Ham United. [50] His first goal that day saw him become the first foreign player to score 100 top flight goals. [51] This was his 27th league goal for Manchester United, after scoring 73 previously for Aston Villa.
The first was Manchester United beating Ipswich Town at Old Trafford on 4 March 1995, the second being Leicester City beating Southampton at St Mary's Stadium on 25 October 2019 (which stands as not only a joint Premier League record, but also an all-time record away win in the English football's top tier), the third being Manchester United ...
Bergkamp's shot was saved by Peter Schmeichel, taking the game to extra time, [6] [7] where Patrick Vieira gave the ball away to Ryan Giggs who scored a sensational solo goal, dribbling past five Arsenal players to give United a 2–1 lead and send them through to the 1999 FA Cup final. [8]
The following season, Manchester United became the first British club to win the FIFA Club World Cup, before becoming the first English club to claim three consecutive league titles twice. In 2010–11, Manchester United won their 19th top division title, passing Liverpool's previous record of 18, before winning a 20th title in 2012–13.