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- Manchester United,
number one in England.
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- [Narrator] Manchester United,
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arguably one of the
biggest and best clubs
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the football world
has ever seen.
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With such a rich history,
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United have changed the
way of English football.
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- One thing has been coming to the top of another.
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It has been wonderful.
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[crowd chanting]
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- Is anyone bigger
than Sir Alex?
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I think what he's
achieved is basically,
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in my opinion, he's
created the Premiership.
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- Opportunities like thisdon't come around all the time.
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And I said I didn't
wanna be sitting
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in the end of my career
thinking I could've
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done this and I
could've done that.
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This was definitely a step in the right direction for me.
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- Once I went to
United, it was perfect.
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It's everything that
you wish for as a kid.
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- [Narrator] With 20 league titles, 12 FA Cups,
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five League Cups and 21
FA Community Shields,
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Manchester United have
done the unthinkable
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and hold the record for
the most league titles
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in the English sport.
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- I think I've achieved,
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I'd probably say out-achieved as a young manager.
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Coming to Manchester,
I did it Aberdeen
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and things like that,
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so I wasn't gonna let
it affect my life.
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But even with all that, there is a fulfillment in doing it.
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- [Narrator] Witness the story of Manchester United
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as we take an in-depth look at the good moments.
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- I thought that '99
could not be beaten,
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but you have beaten it today.
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- [Narrator] The bad.
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- Goodbye.
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- Respect.
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Respect, man.
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Respect, respect me.
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- [Narrator] And how they became the most iconic team
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in the world of football.
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This is Manchester United and their Campaign for the Glory.
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[mellow guitar music]
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In 1878, Manchester was a thriving industrial city
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in the heart of England,
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the birthplace of
railway manufacturing,
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which not only employed
thousands of workers,
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but helped power the city,
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and also allowed them to become an economic powerhouse
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within the UK.
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It was in the railways
where Manchester United
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were first formed.
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[machine humming]
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Originally named Newton Heath
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due to their factory's location,
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their first ever game was against the engineering
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and maintenance workers
in what was classed
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as the very first
Manchester Derby.
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But at the very beginning, Newton Heath did not play
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in their trademark red kits.
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Instead, they wore a green and yellow striped shirt
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with black lace ties
as pictured here
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in one of their first
ever team photos.
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Newton Heath eventually
changed their name
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to Manchester United in 1902,
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after joining the Football Alliance in 1888,
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and moved to their newstadium, Old Trafford, in 1910.
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United went on to win LeagueOne for the first time in 1908.
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And again won it in 1911
under the management
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of Ernest Mangnall.
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By the end of World War I,
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the football industry was the biggest it had ever been.
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Thousands of fans attended matches every week
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with teams like Manchester City and Newcastle
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selling out seats
at Wembley Stadium
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for the final of the FA Cup.
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Manchester Unitedunfortunately failed to achieve
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any success post-World War I
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and were labeled
as the yo-yo team
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because of their
constant rise and fall
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throughout the football leagues.
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In 1939, Britain was at war with Germany once again.
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Football was still held
as a morale booster,
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but due to the
ongoing war effort,
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teams all over Britain
were not competing
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at the same high
standard as before.
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In 1941, German bombers
destroyed Old Trafford
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as they aimed to take out the factories within the city.
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Because of this, football stopped at Old Trafford
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for another eight years
as the focused turned
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to the war effort and
rebuilding the city.
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After the Second
World War has ended,
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Manchester United were appointed with a new manager.
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This manager was
a previous player
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who had achieved
a lot of success
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during his career
playing for Liverpool,
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the Scottish national side, and United's rivals,
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Manchester City, but
this manager would go on
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to be the best
United had ever had.
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That manager was Matt Busby.
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- He was the most famous
manager for many years.
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Possibly the most important manager in their history.
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He was the one who took
them from a decent club
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to being the best
in the country.
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He could well have been theLiverpool manager at one stage.
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He was a Liverpool player.
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There was a few Liverpool fans out there and I think,
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that would have made a big difference, wouldn't it?
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You know, he was the
person who drove a lot
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of what Manchester
United became.
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So, for example, in particular with European competitions,
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he was the one who said I want our team to play in Europe.
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When, at that time,
that wasn't a good thing.
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The FA, I think the
Football League as well,
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at the same time, didn't reallywant English clubs to play
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in the competition
and he was the one who
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forced that through, and look at the legacy of it now.
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The Champions League and
obviously English clubs
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doing well in it as well.
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So that's just one legacy,
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and then you got the playing side of it as well,
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where, obviously, he
had a situation whereby
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he wanted to bring the
best young players,
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and he wanted them to play football, the right way.
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And that's continued ever since.
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- [Narrator] Going
into the 1950s,
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Matt Busby introduced
a new team lineup
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filled with new youth players.
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This team would go on to be a huge success once again,
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and the team were labeled as The Busby Babes.
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- Busby, when he came in, he had a philosophy of
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he liked young players.
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He liked them to go out there and play with no fear
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so that they were exciting, they attacked more,
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and that was the way
that Manchester United,
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he liked them to play,
he wanted them to play.
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It wasn't necessarily
too different
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from other teams at the time,
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but it was with the younger players coming through.
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And then he had that
great, the Busby Babes,
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which he had a group,
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a lot of them coming through at the same time,
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and that's where he kind ofdeveloped a reputation worldwide
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because I remember
when I was growing up.
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My dad wasn't a Manchester United fan, but he said to me
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I watch Manchester United play and I watch the Busby Babes.
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So even someone who wasn't a Manchester United fan
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and not necessarily
a football fan,
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he was proud of the fact that he had seen that team play,
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which says everything about what was being created.
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The fact that it wasn't
just for football fans,
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just for Manchester United fans.
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It's for all people out there that enjoyed what he brought.
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- [Narrator] Manchester
United became England's
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first representatives
in the European Cup.
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Busby was delighted by this,
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despite being hit with
controversies by the FA.
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Busby ignored the criticisms
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and was determined to bring the European Cup home
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and to make them
champions of Europe.
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United lost out, losing to Real Madrid in the semifinal
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of the European Cup in 1957,
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which devastated
the United squad,
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but a year later, things
looked to be going
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in United's favor when it came to winning the title.
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- Well, they became
league champions.
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So to have a team when you have so many young players who
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were representing your club, being successful at club,
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and also being
international as well,
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that says how good
a side they were.
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A good analogy is if you
think about The Beatles.
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It was a case of I saw The Beatles at The Cavern.
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I saw Matt Busby's
babes in that time.
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It was an I was there moment.
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Unfortunately, it
didn't last too long
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for a very sad reason.
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[serious music]
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- [Narrator] Whilst in Yugoslavia, United went on
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to beat Red Star Belgrade 5-4 in aggregate,
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allowing them to
reach the semifinals
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for the second
year in succession.
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Their title hopes were
looking promising.
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But on their way
from Yugoslavia,
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whilst refueling at Munich,
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the United squad
would face a tragedy
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that devastated English
football and the world.
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[gentle music]
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- This is Old
Trafford and, today,
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it's the heart of
a mourning city.
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Everybody in Manchester, everybody in Britain nearly,
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is looking to this ground
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and inside the staff are busy answering inquiries,
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keeping relatives informed of the lengthy process
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of the people who were
injured in the crash.
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And the one question that's in everybody's mind is
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how is Matt Busby getting along?
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This is the first thing that the taxi driver asked me
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when I got out of the train at the station just now.
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- Manchester United were playing in the European Cup
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and it was frowned upon
by the authorities.
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They didn't really want English clubs playing there
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so Matt Busby and the club said no we want to play in it.
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We want to go out there and we want to represent England,
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and we want to do
well out there.
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And they were
playing in this match
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and there was a lot of pressure on them to get back
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'cause there was a
fixture at the weekend,
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and they had to
get back in time,
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and flights are not the
same as they are now.
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You can't have two, three, five, six, seven a day.
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At that time, it was
you get the one a day.
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They played the match and they had to get the flight home.
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Now, the conditions
were awful, dreadful.
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Now, I don't know whether pressure was put on the pilot
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to say let's get this
flight off the ground,
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but it probably, in hindsight,
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which very few
people have us have,
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in hindsight, obviously, it couldn't have taken off.
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But if it hadn't have taken offand they'd have stayed there
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they would have been
in massive trouble
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with the authorities that they wouldn't have been able
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to fulfill their fixture.
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And that might have been the end
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of European football
for English clubs
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because there might
have been clubs
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might have said that's it.
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We probably don't
wanna do this then
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if we're gonna get into troublefor these types of things.
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It took off.
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Unfortunately, it crashed.
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It was a horrific moment for the club, the players.
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There was a lotta
young players who died.
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There was staff who died.
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My uncle, he was a
Manchester United fan,
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and I remember my
dad telling me that
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he didn't talk for
two or three days.
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And that's the kind of
impact it had in that
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you had such an exciting, such a young team, denied.
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Denied the opportunity to go on even just that season.
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Denied the opportunity to go on
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and possibly win
the European Cup.
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Denied the opportunity to play for five, 10 years.
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And it was devastating.
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- [Narrator] Football
plans all over England
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were shocked by the news
and sent their thoughts
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to all the relatives of the ones who had passed away
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in the disaster.
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- [Journalist] How do you feel about this tragedy?
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- [Man] Well, too poor
for words, really.
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I feel like that we
lost a great sportsman
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and terribly upset.
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- The fact that you're
not a Manchester Man
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makes no difference?
- Makes no difference.
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They're a fine team
and I'm very sorry.
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- What's your main
thought at the moment?
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- Well, I hope they all soon get better and I hope.
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Well, I just hope that.
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No words I can express that.
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I just hope they pull together
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and try and forget all of that.
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- We must, of course, send a message to the bereaved
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to say how upset we are
and distressed for them,
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and send our best
wishes to the survivors
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and hope that they get along
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and come back to us in
Manchester very soon.
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- [Narrator] Matt Busby spent months recovering in hospital.
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Doctors initially said
his chances of survival
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were no better than 50-50.
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But the whole of England
was behind his recovery.
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And after two months,
Busby was back home.
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- They were his...
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They weren't called babes for the wrong reason.
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They were his kids almost.
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He developed them and they were like a family to him.
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So for him to lose that and then have to come back
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to, let's be honest,
it's just football,
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must have been tough.
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- [Narrator] In 2006,
Sir Bobby Charlton,
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who survived the disaster, spoke out on his experience
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during and after the
crash in an interview
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that was extremely
personal and rare.
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- Well, I just put my head down.
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I think I put my head down and the next thing I remembered
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was waking up away
from the airplane,
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and I was sitting
strapped into a seat.
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I woke up the following morningand a German read them out.
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So I'd been asleep for,
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I don't know how long
they knocked me out for.
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And that's how I found out who was alive and who was dead.
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I never come to grips with it.
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I see quite a few of the relatives from time to time
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and I do feel a
little bit guilty.
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It's our national game.
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It's our national game
and we were not only
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representing Manchester
when we went,
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we were representing
the country.
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And I think that it's
worth remembering all.
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I wouldn't say
remembering too much,
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but never forgetting,
that's true.
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[solemn music]
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[upbeat rock music]
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- [Narrator] The early '60s was tough for United
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as they didn't seem to
get any form of success
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despite bringing in some big names, such as Dennis Law.
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The Busby Babes name
was also dropped
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as it was seen as inappropriate for the time.
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The nickname for
the team was changed
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to the Red Devils as
that name was seen
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as intimidating when going against other teams.
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Despite coming 19th in
the 1962-1963 season,
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United did manage to come back to beat Leicester City 3-1
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to win the FA Cup the same year.
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That following season, United brought in a new player
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to the starting 11.
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This player was only 17 when he made his first team debut
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and would go on to be one of United's star players.
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This player was George Best,
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and together with Bobby
Charlton and Dennis Law,
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became one of the
best attacking forces
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United had ever seen.
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Things only got
better for United
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as they went on to beat Benfica
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in the European Cup final, 4-1,
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helping United to become
the first English team
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to win the European Cup.
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- The team which
Matt Busby built
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had three of the best players in the world up front.
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If you had one of
them, you were lucky.
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He had a Northern
Ireland international.
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He had an England international.
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He had a Scottish international.
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And all three of those
teams were blessed
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with the fact that
they had George Best,
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Dennis Law, and Bobby Charlton.
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But to have all three of
those on the same team
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meant that they had a team, which was capable of
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beating the best in the world
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and they showed it on that night when they beat Benfica
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in extra time in the
European Cup final.
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All of them came to the fore.
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All of them played well,
got important goals.
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And that was just a
fantastic strike force
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and a fantastic team.
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- [Announcer] Bobby
Charlton made it 4-1.
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Manchester United had
well and truly done it.
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They were supreme soccer
champions of Europe.
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At last, Matt Busby, the maestro of Manchester United,
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had groomed a team great enough to beat Europe's best.
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- [Journalist] It's
been a wonderful climax
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to a wonderful season for you.
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- It certainly has.
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It seems as though one
thing has been going
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to the top of another.
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It has been wonderful.
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- [Journalist] What
was your reaction
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when you heard this news?
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- There was a feeling of,
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naturally, I was delighted and very proud.
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I felt that this has
been brought about
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by people, both by a
lot of people around me
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who are probably due
more credit than I am.
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There's my wife and
family, my mother.
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All the football people, the teams, and the players.
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And really they've contributed to the position
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more than probably I have done.
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- As your career has reached each new pinnacle,
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the rumors have come that you're going to retire.
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Will you retire this time?
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- Yeah, well, I
keep hearing this.
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I don't feel as though I'm ready for that just yet.
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When my directors
and the club itself
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have had enough of me, I'd probably start considering it.
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- [Narrator] After
the 1968-69 season,
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Busby did go on to retire.
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It was the end of an era
for the United squad,
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and fans praised Busby for the work he had done with United,
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achieving five First Division trophies, two FA Cups,
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five FA Charity shields,
and one European Cup,
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making 13 incredible
career trophies.
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However, after a miserable season in 1970-71,
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McGuinness, who had taken over the managerial role,
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quit due to the
fans' and board's
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lack of faith in his system.
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Busby was convinced to come back
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and put the team back in order.
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Unfortunately, at
this period of time
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United's relationship withtheir star player, George Best,
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was getting extremely heated,
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and it looked like Best's interest was on other things
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away from United.
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- [Journalist] Earlier, Sir Matt had watched the United
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players train at
their practice ground.
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Best should have
been among them,
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but once again he failed to turn up or send a message.
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Sir Matt returned to his
office at Old Trafford,
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found his directors, and called a press conference.
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- [Journalist] Sir
Matt, there's some talk
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about George being ill and this having a bearing
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on the present squad.
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Have you heard anything
to this effect?
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- My dear fellow, I haven't heard a thing since Friday.
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Since Thursday.
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Friday morning,
haven't heard a thing.
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Saturday, Sunday,
and this morning.
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- [Journalist] In
fact, you have no idea
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where he is, Sir Matt?
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- I couldn't tell you whether he's in Manchester,
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or whether he's in
England or London.
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I couldn't tell you.
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I have no contact,
he's made no contact.
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Now as I said to you, all you lads this morning,
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he knows where to find me.
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The door is there
waiting for him.
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I am not going looking
for George Best.
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- George Best was
probably a first
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for the football industry, certainly this country,
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in the sense of he wasn't just a footballer.
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He was a superstar,
on and off the pitch.
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And unfortunately the trappings of being a superstar
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caught up with him.
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- [Man] This morning United's manager, Frank O'Farrell,
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in his confrontation
with George Best
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had to decide both
how much punishment
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to hand out to his star player
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and how indispensable
Best was to the team.
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United's shock was an indication of the way the fans
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regard Best, the biggest crowd puller in British football.
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He has the lion's share
of the souvenir market.
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- You look at the
highlight's reel that,
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the goals that he scores, the chicks that he has,
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and the pitches that they played
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in those days as well,
you can imagine him
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playing on the
pitches these days.
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He'd be a Lionel Messi.
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And he'd have the
same kind of things
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that Lionel Messi has
now to protect him.
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Some of the things that,
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he didn't have quite so much protection in those days.
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So George Best, the best playerin the world at that time,
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but just probably the wrong era.
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- [Man] The club says that his problems are not new
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and don't involve either his girlfriends or his wages.
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It's thought he
decided to play truant
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after a loss of
form and depressing
inability to regain it.
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Club officials feel his
football concentration
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and therefore his chances of getting back into top gear
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are diverted by hisconsiderable business interests,
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leadership of Manchester's discotheque world
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and life continually
in the public eye.
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The club feel an accumulation of these problems
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caused their most famous playerto give into the pressures
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and the strain.
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- [Narrator] After some
lackluster performances
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from Best at the
start of the 1970s,
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and the lack of any real respect for training sessions,
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Best eventually left
the squad in 1974
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along with Bobby Charlton, who left just a year before.
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After Busby's short return,
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United went through a rollercoaster of seasons,
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finding themselves going through manager after manager.
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Tommy Docherty took
over after Busby
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and saw United get relegatedfor the first time in 36 years.
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Dave Sexton quickly
took over from Docherty,
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but again, failed to achieve any form of success.
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- Whenever the top person leavesany kind of an organization
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perhaps certainly
within a football club,
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there's always that periodwhereby it's gonna be different
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and when you have someone who is so, so successful,
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it's very rare that the
next person who comes in
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can match that success.
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In recent years, you
might have had that
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at Barcelona or Real
Madrid, Bayern Munich,
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Manchester City
possibly as well.
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But in those days
it was very rare.
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Liverpool, they did it.
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But other clubs
didn't at the time.
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So replacing Matt Busby, it was the job you didn't want.
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You kind of like wanted to be the person after the person.
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But unfortunately they, from their point of view,
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they never quite got it back.
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Well, not for many years
did they get it back.
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And went through a huge slump
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where they actually dropped out of the top division,
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which, for a club the size of Manchester United, is,
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should have been unheard of.
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- [Narrator] United finally settled on Ron Atkinson
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in 1981, who had proven himselfwith West Bromwich Albion
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the past couple of seasons.
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Atkinson brought life
back to the United team.
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They were playing attractive football again,
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and their new signings
such as Bryan Robson,
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who went on to become thelongest serving United captain,
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became club legends.
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In Atkinson's second
season with the club,
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United went on to
win the FA Cup,
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the first trophy the club had won in six years.
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He then went on to win
it the next season,
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allowing Atkinson to win the respect of the United fans.
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00:22:34,249 --> 00:22:37,183
But this was sadly
short-lived as Atkinson
503
00:22:37,217 --> 00:22:39,358
found himself sacked in 1986
504
00:22:39,392 --> 00:22:41,636
after almost getting
United relegated
505
00:22:41,670 --> 00:22:44,846
due to an appalling
couple of seasons.
506
00:22:44,880 --> 00:22:47,607
After Atkinson's dismissal, United were looking
507
00:22:47,642 --> 00:22:50,161
for an experienced
manager to help United
508
00:22:50,196 --> 00:22:52,094
get back to the
top of the league.
509
00:22:52,129 --> 00:22:54,890
It didn't take long for them to turn their attention
510
00:22:54,925 --> 00:22:59,308
to the extremely successfulScottish manager, Alex Ferguson.
511
00:23:00,689 --> 00:23:02,898
- Alex Ferguson, when he came to Manchester United,
512
00:23:02,933 --> 00:23:04,555
was a winner.
513
00:23:04,590 --> 00:23:09,560
In Scotland, since 1960s, only two clubs had ever
514
00:23:10,734 --> 00:23:13,081
won the Premier
Division in Scotland
515
00:23:13,115 --> 00:23:15,324
apart from Celtic and Rangers.
516
00:23:15,359 --> 00:23:16,809
Dundee United did it once,
517
00:23:16,843 --> 00:23:20,191
Aberdeen did it three times, all under Ferguson.
518
00:23:20,226 --> 00:23:22,608
They won the cup
their four times.
519
00:23:22,642 --> 00:23:24,541
They won a European
Cup Winners' Cup.
520
00:23:24,575 --> 00:23:26,681
So to have a manager
who'd come into a club,
521
00:23:26,715 --> 00:23:30,616
which wasn't one of the
big two, and dominate,
522
00:23:30,650 --> 00:23:33,481
for a good few years,
six, seven, eight years,
523
00:23:33,515 --> 00:23:36,345
to dominate that division, that's a winner.
524
00:23:36,380 --> 00:23:38,520
But it was also successful in Europe as well,
525
00:23:38,555 --> 00:23:41,212
which for Scottish teams, Celtic did it, Rangers did it,
526
00:23:41,247 --> 00:23:44,871
but for Aberdeen to go intothe European Cup Winners' final
527
00:23:44,906 --> 00:23:48,185
and beat Real Madrid, Aberdeen.
528
00:23:49,566 --> 00:23:53,984
That says that's a guy who can do it on a domestic stage
529
00:23:54,018 --> 00:23:56,400
and on a world stage,
530
00:23:56,435 --> 00:23:58,333
and that's what Manchester United needed.
531
00:23:58,367 --> 00:24:00,887
- [Narrator] Despite Alex Ferguson's legacy with United,
532
00:24:00,922 --> 00:24:03,718
his first couple of seasons were not positive
533
00:24:03,752 --> 00:24:05,478
in the slightest.
534
00:24:05,513 --> 00:24:09,793
Ferguson stated after he almost lost his job in 1989,
535
00:24:09,827 --> 00:24:11,967
that it was the darkest
day in his life,
536
00:24:12,002 --> 00:24:15,764
but with the backing of the board going into the 1990s,
537
00:24:15,799 --> 00:24:18,457
Ferguson was to change
the team completely.
538
00:24:18,491 --> 00:24:21,598
And in the season of 1992-93,
539
00:24:21,632 --> 00:24:25,222
went on to win the first ever Premier League title.
540
00:24:25,256 --> 00:24:28,501
The first league trophy
in over 26 years.
541
00:24:28,536 --> 00:24:32,160
- The happiest day of my life, happiest day of my life.
542
00:24:32,194 --> 00:24:34,956
- I've been waiting 26 years to watch United win the title.
543
00:24:34,990 --> 00:24:37,510
To be able to celebrate it at home, it's fantastic.
544
00:24:37,545 --> 00:24:39,374
Feel absolutely superb.
545
00:24:39,408 --> 00:24:42,688
- It's going to be
one hell of a party!
546
00:24:43,551 --> 00:24:46,346
[crowd chanting]
547
00:24:50,281 --> 00:24:52,111
- There were lots of momentswere things could have changed,
548
00:24:52,145 --> 00:24:56,356
it could have been different, and some of those moments,
549
00:24:56,391 --> 00:24:59,083
one of them occurred
in the last season
550
00:24:59,118 --> 00:25:01,948
before the Premier League where Manchester United
551
00:25:01,983 --> 00:25:03,571
were going for the
league with Leeds,
552
00:25:03,605 --> 00:25:07,229
and probably could and
should have won it.
553
00:25:07,264 --> 00:25:09,300
They were the better team throughout that season,
554
00:25:09,335 --> 00:25:12,580
but Leeds just
about held them off.
555
00:25:12,614 --> 00:25:13,788
There was a game
against Liverpool,
556
00:25:13,822 --> 00:25:16,894
which Man United
fans will remember,
557
00:25:16,929 --> 00:25:20,691
where they lost 2-0
and Liverpool fans
558
00:25:20,726 --> 00:25:22,866
were singing You Will
Never Win The League.
559
00:25:24,281 --> 00:25:26,317
I think they regretted that.
560
00:25:26,352 --> 00:25:28,975
- [Narrator] United amazingly followed this up
561
00:25:29,010 --> 00:25:30,494
by winning the league again.
562
00:25:30,529 --> 00:25:33,393
The first time they had won a second consecutive title
563
00:25:33,428 --> 00:25:35,499
since 1957.
564
00:25:35,534 --> 00:25:38,571
They also went on to win the FA Cup that same year,
565
00:25:38,606 --> 00:25:40,987
making it the club's
first ever double
566
00:25:41,022 --> 00:25:42,230
in the club's history.
567
00:25:43,369 --> 00:25:45,474
Ferguson was branded
as a club legend
568
00:25:45,509 --> 00:25:49,030
just five years after he had been branded as a failure.
569
00:25:49,064 --> 00:25:51,480
But fans were also
attributing this win
570
00:25:51,515 --> 00:25:54,104
to one of their most
recent bargain signings
571
00:25:54,138 --> 00:25:56,071
from league winners,
Leeds United.
572
00:25:56,106 --> 00:26:00,420
That player would be known by fans as King Eric Cantona.
573
00:26:01,836 --> 00:26:04,010
- At the start of the first season of the Premier League,
574
00:26:04,045 --> 00:26:08,152
Leeds United were the championswith Harold Wilkinson,
575
00:26:08,187 --> 00:26:09,671
and he rang up Ferguson,
576
00:26:09,706 --> 00:26:11,949
was interested in
signing Denis Irwin,
577
00:26:11,984 --> 00:26:13,572
fullback for Manchester United,
578
00:26:13,606 --> 00:26:17,576
and during that conversation, Ferguson said,
579
00:26:18,956 --> 00:26:21,614
"What about Eric Cantona, is he available?"
580
00:26:21,649 --> 00:26:25,653
And that was the first contact between the two clubs
581
00:26:25,687 --> 00:26:29,001
and eventually he signed
and a bargain price.
582
00:26:29,035 --> 00:26:32,004
Got him, I think it was less than 1 million pounds.
583
00:26:32,038 --> 00:26:34,662
But it wasn't Manchester United who initiated that.
584
00:26:34,696 --> 00:26:37,319
It was actually
the Leeds manager
585
00:26:37,354 --> 00:26:40,322
who was the one who made
the first phone call.
586
00:26:40,357 --> 00:26:42,290
So pivotal moments.
587
00:26:42,324 --> 00:26:44,119
What would have happened
if Wilkinson hadn't have
588
00:26:44,154 --> 00:26:45,914
rang them up?
589
00:26:45,949 --> 00:26:48,089
Could have been a completely different story.
590
00:26:48,123 --> 00:26:52,127
- [Narrator] Sadly, in 1995, Cantona got into a vast array
591
00:26:52,162 --> 00:26:53,646
of league troubles after he
592
00:26:53,681 --> 00:26:55,683
assaulted a Crystal
Palace supporter
593
00:26:55,717 --> 00:26:57,857
after getting sent
off during their game.
594
00:26:59,514 --> 00:27:00,895
- [Announcer] Oh,
what's going on here?
595
00:27:00,929 --> 00:27:03,518
Cantona is getting involved with some supporters.
596
00:27:03,552 --> 00:27:05,589
Ah, this is outrageous.
597
00:27:05,624 --> 00:27:08,419
- He's been doubted
by Manchester United.
598
00:27:08,454 --> 00:27:11,871
He's lost money, he's lost the captaincy of the French team,
599
00:27:11,906 --> 00:27:16,911
and he suffered a fine which is double the maximum amount,
600
00:27:18,084 --> 00:27:21,709
which he could face
in the court case.
601
00:27:21,743 --> 00:27:26,161
- Cantona was a massiveinfluence on that dressing room.
602
00:27:26,196 --> 00:27:28,681
In particular, through those first four or five years
603
00:27:28,716 --> 00:27:30,269
where they had not won it.
604
00:27:30,303 --> 00:27:32,685
They had a person who
had won it with Leeds,
605
00:27:32,720 --> 00:27:35,861
so you had a winner
already in his squad.
606
00:27:35,895 --> 00:27:39,105
I think towards the
end of his career,
607
00:27:39,140 --> 00:27:40,900
it got to the stage
whereby you had players
608
00:27:40,935 --> 00:27:43,420
in that dressing room
who were winners now.
609
00:27:43,454 --> 00:27:46,734
So his influence wasn't
quite so important,
610
00:27:46,768 --> 00:27:49,875
so therefore it wasn't
quite so much of a loss
611
00:27:49,909 --> 00:27:52,049
that he left.
612
00:27:52,084 --> 00:27:53,533
If he'd have left earlier on,
613
00:27:53,568 --> 00:27:55,018
then I think it would have been a massive lost,
614
00:27:55,052 --> 00:27:58,849
but because you had the
Bruces, the Pallisters,
615
00:27:58,884 --> 00:28:02,232
those types of characters, whereby, you know, winners.
616
00:28:03,647 --> 00:28:05,476
They wouldn't let it happen to their football club,
617
00:28:05,511 --> 00:28:07,306
the fact that just
one player left.
618
00:28:07,340 --> 00:28:12,345
And, of course, you had Ferguson who was a winner
619
00:28:13,795 --> 00:28:16,453
in Scotland and now
a winner in England.
620
00:28:16,487 --> 00:28:20,837
And the way that he
dealt with all players,
621
00:28:20,871 --> 00:28:24,185
all scenarios, he made sure that he was the one in charge.
622
00:28:24,219 --> 00:28:25,565
- [Narrator]
Despite the setback,
623
00:28:25,600 --> 00:28:28,327
United went on to win
the league once again,
624
00:28:28,361 --> 00:28:31,123
even with their top
scorer out of the squad.
625
00:28:31,157 --> 00:28:34,574
By the mid 90s, a lot of United fans were noticing
626
00:28:34,609 --> 00:28:36,991
that with their recent
incredible seasons,
627
00:28:37,025 --> 00:28:39,890
Ferguson was matching
the style of Matt Busby
628
00:28:39,925 --> 00:28:42,686
by bringing in some
iconic youth players.
629
00:28:42,721 --> 00:28:45,137
These youth players
would go on to form one
630
00:28:45,171 --> 00:28:48,934
of the strongest squads the football world has ever seen.
631
00:28:48,968 --> 00:28:50,073
- One of the most
important things
632
00:28:50,107 --> 00:28:51,315
for Manchester
United over the years
633
00:28:51,350 --> 00:28:53,179
has been developing
young players.
634
00:28:53,214 --> 00:28:54,940
They did it with
the Busby babes.
635
00:28:54,974 --> 00:28:59,289
They did it to a lesser
degree in the '70s.
636
00:28:59,323 --> 00:29:01,222
In the 1980s, they
had Norman Whiteside
637
00:29:01,256 --> 00:29:03,845
who came through
at the age of 17.
638
00:29:03,880 --> 00:29:07,297
He played in two World
Cups by the age of 22.
639
00:29:07,331 --> 00:29:10,196
So you had players who were always coming through,
640
00:29:10,231 --> 00:29:13,579
and something which Ferguson was well wanting to do.
641
00:29:13,613 --> 00:29:14,787
He was fortunate in the sense
642
00:29:14,822 --> 00:29:16,651
that he got all of
them at the same time.
643
00:29:16,685 --> 00:29:20,413
He had Beckham, Butt, Scholes, Giggs, the Neville brothers.
644
00:29:21,725 --> 00:29:23,554
It may never happen
again that you have
645
00:29:23,589 --> 00:29:26,765
that many top quality players, top quality young players,
646
00:29:26,799 --> 00:29:28,663
coming through at the same time.
647
00:29:28,697 --> 00:29:32,115
But they needed
to be looked after
648
00:29:32,149 --> 00:29:33,564
because it could
have gone wrong.
649
00:29:33,599 --> 00:29:34,911
Giggs was the first one.
650
00:29:34,945 --> 00:29:36,326
Giggs was the first one
651
00:29:36,360 --> 00:29:38,846
and Ferguson was very,
very clever with him.
652
00:29:38,880 --> 00:29:41,538
He'd seen what had happened with George Best
653
00:29:41,572 --> 00:29:45,645
and he wanted to make sure, we're gonna look after you,
654
00:29:45,680 --> 00:29:50,133
and became arguably one of their greatest ever players.
655
00:29:50,167 --> 00:29:51,651
The other ones that you had.
656
00:29:51,686 --> 00:29:53,619
You had Paul Scholes who was the complete opposite
657
00:29:53,653 --> 00:29:54,931
of David Beckham in the sense
658
00:29:54,965 --> 00:29:58,555
of didn't want any media
spotlight whatsoever,
659
00:29:58,589 --> 00:29:59,728
but loved playing football.
660
00:29:59,763 --> 00:30:01,696
Was incredibly feisty.
661
00:30:01,730 --> 00:30:04,319
Tack at midfielder but quality as well on the ball,
662
00:30:04,354 --> 00:30:05,942
and he used him very cleverly.
663
00:30:05,976 --> 00:30:07,219
Sometimes he could play upfront,
664
00:30:07,253 --> 00:30:08,461
sometimes he could
play at midfield.
665
00:30:08,496 --> 00:30:10,256
Sometimes he could
be the enforcer.
666
00:30:10,291 --> 00:30:11,982
Then you had the
Neville brothers.
667
00:30:12,017 --> 00:30:15,227
Gary Neville after about 20 oddgames with Manchester United
668
00:30:15,261 --> 00:30:16,849
was in the England team.
669
00:30:16,884 --> 00:30:19,610
So that's how good not only did Manchester United
670
00:30:19,645 --> 00:30:22,096
think he was, but
also the England team.
671
00:30:22,130 --> 00:30:24,581
And actually his
brother, pretty quickly,
672
00:30:24,615 --> 00:30:26,894
a lot of people thought he would be better than Gary.
673
00:30:26,928 --> 00:30:28,343
It didn't quite
work out like that,
674
00:30:28,378 --> 00:30:31,174
but he had a fantastic career as well with Manchester,
675
00:30:31,208 --> 00:30:34,108
and to a lesser
degree with Everton.
676
00:30:34,142 --> 00:30:35,557
And Nicky Butt as well
677
00:30:35,592 --> 00:30:38,077
who was probably the lesser one of all of them,
678
00:30:39,285 --> 00:30:41,701
probably because he had
Roy Keane ahead of him.
679
00:30:41,736 --> 00:30:43,151
But Nicky Butt was vital
680
00:30:43,186 --> 00:30:45,705
in that European
Champions League final
681
00:30:45,740 --> 00:30:48,743
because neither Scholes
or Keane were available
682
00:30:48,777 --> 00:30:50,952
so Butt had to be in there,
683
00:30:50,987 --> 00:30:53,161
and he had to be the one
who did that midfield,
684
00:30:53,196 --> 00:30:54,438
he sought it out midfield.
685
00:30:54,473 --> 00:30:58,787
So he played a huge
role in their success.
686
00:30:58,822 --> 00:31:02,343
- [Narrator] After returningfrom Preston North End in 1996,
687
00:31:02,377 --> 00:31:05,898
David Beckham went on to be one of the best youth players
688
00:31:05,933 --> 00:31:07,313
as well as becoming a club
689
00:31:07,348 --> 00:31:09,729
and all-around
footballing legend.
690
00:31:09,764 --> 00:31:12,801
But with his incredible skill came the endless media
691
00:31:12,836 --> 00:31:16,184
attention and fame that
once plagued George Best
692
00:31:16,219 --> 00:31:18,531
back in the late 1960s.
693
00:31:18,566 --> 00:31:21,465
[hip music]
694
00:31:21,500 --> 00:31:23,778
- David Beckham, as a player for Manchester United,
695
00:31:23,812 --> 00:31:26,332
was probably the best
crosser of the ball
696
00:31:26,367 --> 00:31:28,403
in European football, possibly in world, football,
697
00:31:28,438 --> 00:31:30,647
and he was vital to
that Man United team.
698
00:31:30,681 --> 00:31:33,788
He worked hard, he scored goals, he set up goals.
699
00:31:33,822 --> 00:31:35,997
He had a great relationship with Gary Neville
700
00:31:36,032 --> 00:31:37,205
down at the right hand side,
701
00:31:37,240 --> 00:31:39,207
both for United and
also for England.
702
00:31:39,242 --> 00:31:43,936
So you had one of the bestplayers in Europe in that team.
703
00:31:43,971 --> 00:31:46,525
And you've got the
likes of Scholes.
704
00:31:46,559 --> 00:31:50,805
You've got upfront Cole, York,
705
00:31:50,839 --> 00:31:52,427
and he would provide
the goals for them.
706
00:31:52,462 --> 00:31:55,637
It's no coincidence
that when it all went
707
00:31:55,672 --> 00:31:57,122
pear-shaped a little bit
with Manchester United
708
00:31:57,156 --> 00:32:00,228
and then he left, the team thatbought him was Real Madrid.
709
00:32:00,263 --> 00:32:02,955
Now Real Madrid might well have bought him half
710
00:32:02,990 --> 00:32:06,303
for his media personality and what he could bring
711
00:32:06,338 --> 00:32:07,753
as far as selling shirts.
712
00:32:08,996 --> 00:32:10,687
But when he actually
got in that team,
713
00:32:10,721 --> 00:32:12,309
who took the free kicks?
714
00:32:13,517 --> 00:32:15,071
David Beckham took
the free kicks.
715
00:32:15,105 --> 00:32:16,935
When you have a team which has got Roberto Carlos,
716
00:32:16,969 --> 00:32:20,283
Zinedine Zidane,
David Beckham is still
717
00:32:20,317 --> 00:32:22,492
taking the free kicks.
718
00:32:22,526 --> 00:32:25,529
Even Real Madrid knew he was a pretty good player.
719
00:32:25,564 --> 00:32:29,154
- [Narrator] United continued to win titles during the '90s.
720
00:32:29,188 --> 00:32:32,571
In 1996, they became
the first English club
721
00:32:32,605 --> 00:32:34,745
to win the double
for the second time.
722
00:32:34,780 --> 00:32:38,404
By 1997, they had also won the league four times
723
00:32:38,439 --> 00:32:39,854
under the management
of Ferguson.
724
00:32:39,888 --> 00:32:42,926
[players cheering]
725
00:32:42,961 --> 00:32:46,136
But going into the
1998-99 season,
726
00:32:46,171 --> 00:32:49,139
United's youthful squad
were hungry for more,
727
00:32:49,174 --> 00:32:52,004
and it was clear to see after the first few games
728
00:32:52,039 --> 00:32:55,939
that this was going to be a season to remember for United.
729
00:32:59,218 --> 00:33:02,635
- There was one crucial moment in that whole season,
730
00:33:02,670 --> 00:33:04,534
which might well be overlooked
731
00:33:04,568 --> 00:33:06,398
just on the basis of
what's happened since,
732
00:33:06,432 --> 00:33:08,400
but Ferguson brought in a coach
733
00:33:08,434 --> 00:33:10,609
roundabout Christmas,
New Year period
734
00:33:10,643 --> 00:33:14,130
by the name of Steve McLaren, and, you know, decent coach.
735
00:33:14,164 --> 00:33:15,752
He came from Derby.
736
00:33:15,786 --> 00:33:18,375
From that moment on, ManchesterUnited didn't lose a game
737
00:33:18,410 --> 00:33:19,998
for the rest of the season.
738
00:33:20,032 --> 00:33:23,277
So it's no coincidence.
739
00:33:23,311 --> 00:33:24,519
Ferguson liked
doing the coaching,
740
00:33:24,554 --> 00:33:25,831
but he also liked
to freshen things up
741
00:33:25,865 --> 00:33:27,798
and getting different
people coming in.
742
00:33:27,833 --> 00:33:31,526
Get different ideas and
that worked that season.
743
00:33:31,561 --> 00:33:33,218
He got someone in, fresh ideas,
744
00:33:33,252 --> 00:33:35,151
and momentum built from then.
745
00:33:35,185 --> 00:33:37,153
Through the FA
Cup, early rounds,
746
00:33:37,187 --> 00:33:38,464
staying in the
Premier League title.
747
00:33:38,499 --> 00:33:41,122
It was them and Arsenal
for the Premier League,
748
00:33:41,157 --> 00:33:42,399
all the way through.
749
00:33:42,434 --> 00:33:44,505
And it was touch and go,
it was very, very tight.
750
00:33:44,539 --> 00:33:45,920
Same with them in the FA Cup.
751
00:33:45,954 --> 00:33:47,508
Arsenal was still in the FA Cup.
752
00:33:47,542 --> 00:33:49,199
Champions League...
753
00:33:50,545 --> 00:33:52,720
Same top quality size they're going in that as well.
754
00:33:52,754 --> 00:33:54,722
So there was a
three-pronged attack,
755
00:33:54,756 --> 00:33:56,034
trying to win three trophies,
756
00:33:56,068 --> 00:33:58,933
which no one had ever
done it previously.
757
00:33:58,967 --> 00:34:00,141
Liverpool had done it
with the League Cup,
758
00:34:00,176 --> 00:34:02,488
but not with the FA Cup
so you had something,
759
00:34:02,523 --> 00:34:04,628
which had never
been done before.
760
00:34:04,663 --> 00:34:09,633
And there were some matcheswithin that were turning points.
761
00:34:09,668 --> 00:34:11,739
One, the FA Cup semifinal.
762
00:34:11,773 --> 00:34:13,258
Two minutes to go,
the scores 1-1.
763
00:34:13,292 --> 00:34:17,331
FA Cup semifinal replay, 1-1, a few minutes to go.
764
00:34:17,365 --> 00:34:18,573
Already down to 10 men.
765
00:34:18,608 --> 00:34:21,231
Manchester United
with Keane sent off.
766
00:34:21,266 --> 00:34:26,271
Penalty, almost likely, goal goes in, end of match.
767
00:34:27,479 --> 00:34:28,238
Arsenal through to
the FA Cup final,
768
00:34:28,273 --> 00:34:29,446
probably win the FA cup,
769
00:34:29,481 --> 00:34:32,070
and that might well have
affected what happened
770
00:34:32,104 --> 00:34:34,002
with Manchester
United in the league.
771
00:34:34,037 --> 00:34:36,557
Schmeichel saves the penalty, into extra time,
772
00:34:36,591 --> 00:34:38,938
and Giggs scores the
goal of the century.
773
00:34:38,973 --> 00:34:40,664
And shows off his hairy chest.
774
00:34:40,699 --> 00:34:41,596
- [Announcer] Comes back at him.
775
00:34:41,631 --> 00:34:44,875
It's a wonderful run for Giggs!
776
00:34:44,910 --> 00:34:47,499
Sensational goal for Ryan Giggs
777
00:34:48,603 --> 00:34:51,710
in the second period
of extra time.
778
00:34:51,744 --> 00:34:56,094
He's cut Arsenal to ribbons and the team with 10 men
779
00:34:59,580 --> 00:35:01,892
go back in front 2-1.
780
00:35:01,927 --> 00:35:05,172
- That night, Manchester
United knew, right,
781
00:35:05,206 --> 00:35:07,829
realistically we're probably going to win that one.
782
00:35:07,864 --> 00:35:09,969
Let's concentrate
on the other two.
783
00:35:10,004 --> 00:35:12,972
But they had to keep on itbecause it was Saturday-Tuesday,
784
00:35:13,007 --> 00:35:14,802
Saturday-Tuesday, Saturday-Wednesday, like that,
785
00:35:14,836 --> 00:35:18,668
throughout the entire, pretty much from Christmas onwards.
786
00:35:18,702 --> 00:35:21,602
So they needed a squad
and suspensions came in,
787
00:35:23,224 --> 00:35:24,674
for all the competitions.
788
00:35:24,708 --> 00:35:28,816
So players' injuries, were missing from matches,
789
00:35:29,713 --> 00:35:31,370
somehow they did it.
790
00:35:31,405 --> 00:35:33,614
- [Narrator] United won
the league once again,
791
00:35:33,648 --> 00:35:37,307
and also went on to win the FA Cup against Newcastle United.
792
00:35:37,342 --> 00:35:39,930
But Ferguson didn't
want to stop there
793
00:35:39,965 --> 00:35:42,450
as the only achievement
he hadn't got yet
794
00:35:42,485 --> 00:35:44,383
was winning the
Champions League.
795
00:35:44,418 --> 00:35:48,042
With this title, Ferguson wouldhave matched Busby's record
796
00:35:48,076 --> 00:35:52,115
and would go on to
become United's most
successful manager.
797
00:35:52,150 --> 00:35:55,981
But in the 1999 final,
they had to face up
798
00:35:56,015 --> 00:35:58,984
against the almost
undefeated Bayern Munich
799
00:35:59,018 --> 00:36:02,367
in what would be the
clash of the titans.
800
00:36:02,401 --> 00:36:04,403
- The Champions League final against Bayern Munich.
801
00:36:04,438 --> 00:36:05,887
The first time Manchester United
802
00:36:05,922 --> 00:36:09,788
had been in the European final for many, many years.
803
00:36:09,822 --> 00:36:11,238
And young squad.
804
00:36:11,272 --> 00:36:15,759
Missing two important players in Scholes and Keane.
805
00:36:15,794 --> 00:36:17,244
One who downed very early on.
806
00:36:17,278 --> 00:36:18,935
Schmeichel had been
a fantastic player
807
00:36:18,969 --> 00:36:20,143
throughout the entire season,
808
00:36:20,178 --> 00:36:22,180
possible error
there, free quick.
809
00:36:22,214 --> 00:36:24,354
Went one way, the ball
went where he was stood.
810
00:36:24,389 --> 00:36:25,804
And then, as the game went on,
811
00:36:25,838 --> 00:36:28,220
Bayern Munich were
absolutely fantastic.
812
00:36:28,255 --> 00:36:32,051
Hit the post, hit the
bar, created chances.
813
00:36:32,086 --> 00:36:33,950
And as it's going on
you're just thinking
814
00:36:33,984 --> 00:36:36,539
was it still only 1-0?
815
00:36:36,573 --> 00:36:37,678
And they must have
thought that as well,
816
00:36:37,712 --> 00:36:39,162
"Is it still only 1-0?"
817
00:36:39,197 --> 00:36:43,235
So if we can get that goal it's into extra time.
818
00:36:43,270 --> 00:36:45,893
And they did with
one minute to go.
819
00:36:47,343 --> 00:36:50,691
- [Announcer] They've got that one away, have they, as well.
820
00:36:50,725 --> 00:36:52,900
Giggs plans it back
in and Sheringham
821
00:36:52,934 --> 00:36:55,799
has a cause for
Manchester United!
822
00:36:55,834 --> 00:36:57,905
Can you believe this?
823
00:36:57,939 --> 00:37:01,184
- 50 seconds later,
it's not 1-1, it's 2-1,
824
00:37:01,219 --> 00:37:02,875
and Manchester
United suddenly have
825
00:37:02,910 --> 00:37:05,188
won the Champions League trophy.
826
00:37:05,223 --> 00:37:06,638
The Champions League
trophy they picked up
827
00:37:06,672 --> 00:37:08,916
had Bayern Munich's
ribbons on it
828
00:37:08,950 --> 00:37:10,435
because they didn't
have enough time
829
00:37:10,469 --> 00:37:12,091
to take the ribbons off to put Manchester United's on there.
830
00:37:12,126 --> 00:37:14,024
That's how crazy it was.
831
00:37:14,059 --> 00:37:16,510
- [Narrator] Despite United having an extremely young
832
00:37:16,544 --> 00:37:19,547
and inexperienced side, thanks to a last minute goal
833
00:37:19,582 --> 00:37:21,377
by Ole Gunnar Solskjfr,
834
00:37:21,411 --> 00:37:23,551
Manchester United
had made history
835
00:37:23,586 --> 00:37:26,416
and became the first
club in English history
836
00:37:26,451 --> 00:37:28,970
to win the Premier
League, the FA Cup,
837
00:37:29,005 --> 00:37:31,525
and the Champions League
all in a single season.
838
00:37:31,559 --> 00:37:33,596
- [Announcer] Beckham to
swing this one in again.
839
00:37:33,630 --> 00:37:34,459
Sheringham wings it,
Solskjfr with the goal
840
00:37:37,220 --> 00:37:39,153
for Manchester United!
841
00:37:39,187 --> 00:37:41,673
[crowd cheering]
842
00:37:41,707 --> 00:37:44,745
- Ferguson's United had
done the unthinkable.
843
00:37:44,779 --> 00:37:48,645
He had also become the mostsuccessful manager in the sport.
844
00:37:48,680 --> 00:37:50,440
- [Journalist] Well, Alex, many congratulations.
845
00:37:50,475 --> 00:37:52,304
Has it sunk in yet?
846
00:37:52,339 --> 00:37:53,201
- It has now.
847
00:37:54,548 --> 00:37:58,793
I was fine after the game 'causeI just couldn't believe it
848
00:37:58,828 --> 00:38:01,244
and when I got back to
the town, saw my family,
849
00:38:01,279 --> 00:38:03,798
and I was able to enjoy it.
850
00:38:03,833 --> 00:38:04,937
- [Journalist] Now
what does this success
851
00:38:04,972 --> 00:38:07,043
mean to you personally?
852
00:38:07,077 --> 00:38:08,665
- I think I've achieved.
853
00:38:08,700 --> 00:38:12,980
I mean, I'd probably say I did achieve as a young manager,
854
00:38:13,014 --> 00:38:14,257
coming to Manchester.
855
00:38:14,292 --> 00:38:15,534
I did Aberdeen and
things like that.
856
00:38:15,569 --> 00:38:17,398
So I wasn't gonna let
that affect my life.
857
00:38:17,433 --> 00:38:18,572
But he would have saw that there
858
00:38:18,606 --> 00:38:20,401
is a fulfillment in doing it.
859
00:38:20,436 --> 00:38:23,197
[crowd cheering]
860
00:38:30,446 --> 00:38:32,240
[hip hop music]
861
00:38:32,275 --> 00:38:33,897
- [Narrator] Moving
into the 2000s,
862
00:38:33,932 --> 00:38:36,106
United were on top of the world
863
00:38:36,141 --> 00:38:38,695
thanks to the motivation of winning the first ever
864
00:38:38,730 --> 00:38:39,972
triple in English football.
865
00:38:40,007 --> 00:38:42,112
They went on to win
the Premier League
866
00:38:42,147 --> 00:38:45,702
in 2000, 2001, and 2003.
867
00:38:45,737 --> 00:38:48,326
But, unfortunately,
around this time,
868
00:38:48,360 --> 00:38:50,811
the relationship between
Beckham and United
869
00:38:50,845 --> 00:38:54,953
was breaking down, and on the first of July, 2003,
870
00:38:54,987 --> 00:38:57,058
Beckham was sold to Real Madrid
871
00:38:57,093 --> 00:39:00,786
for a fee of 33.7
million pounds.
872
00:39:00,821 --> 00:39:04,825
- I have joined a club
that is a massive club.
873
00:39:04,859 --> 00:39:08,138
If I was gonna leave
Manchester United
874
00:39:08,173 --> 00:39:09,933
at any time in my career,
875
00:39:09,968 --> 00:39:14,559
then to join a massive club like Real Madrid is a dream.
876
00:39:14,593 --> 00:39:16,284
I think that I'll miss the fans
877
00:39:16,319 --> 00:39:19,080
and the players that
I've grown up with
878
00:39:19,115 --> 00:39:21,289
because I've
regarded the players
879
00:39:21,324 --> 00:39:23,775
at Manchester
United as my family,
880
00:39:23,809 --> 00:39:27,537
and I've got a lot of very special friends there,
881
00:39:27,572 --> 00:39:29,021
lots of special people.
882
00:39:29,056 --> 00:39:31,265
Everyone's been very
kind to me in Manchester
883
00:39:31,299 --> 00:39:33,509
and looked after
me for 13 years.
884
00:39:34,993 --> 00:39:36,270
Obviously I'm sad to leave them,
885
00:39:36,304 --> 00:39:39,204
but I'm joining Real
Madrid and that, for me,
886
00:39:39,238 --> 00:39:44,243
is as exciting as it
gets to be honest.
887
00:39:45,383 --> 00:39:46,556
- [Narrator] With
Beckham's departure,
888
00:39:46,591 --> 00:39:48,489
Ferguson was in need
of a new number seven.
889
00:39:48,524 --> 00:39:51,872
In a preseason friendly betweenUnited and Sporting Lisbon,
890
00:39:51,906 --> 00:39:54,392
his prayers were answered as he went on to sign
891
00:39:54,426 --> 00:39:58,154
what would be one of football'sgreatest players ever,
892
00:39:58,188 --> 00:40:00,743
Cristiano Ronaldo.
893
00:40:00,777 --> 00:40:03,193
- The story goes
that at halftime
894
00:40:03,228 --> 00:40:05,161
the Manchester United
players had been
895
00:40:05,195 --> 00:40:07,439
given the run around
about by this kid
896
00:40:07,474 --> 00:40:09,199
that they know
almost nothing about,
897
00:40:09,234 --> 00:40:11,719
so much so that they are walking in the dressing room
898
00:40:11,754 --> 00:40:13,928
at halftime and saying to the Manchester United manager,
899
00:40:13,963 --> 00:40:17,035
Alex Ferguson, you
have to sign this boy.
900
00:40:17,069 --> 00:40:19,900
John O'Shea, experienced Manchester United defender,
901
00:40:19,934 --> 00:40:24,283
was twisted inside out in the first 45 minutes by Ronaldo,
902
00:40:24,318 --> 00:40:25,561
an extraordinary performance.
903
00:40:25,595 --> 00:40:28,529
And the story goes
that Alex Ferguson
904
00:40:28,564 --> 00:40:31,912
got on to the United kit man, told him to find Peter Kenyon,
905
00:40:31,946 --> 00:40:33,845
the chief executive of the club,
906
00:40:33,879 --> 00:40:36,917
and to immediately been negotiations with Sporting
907
00:40:36,951 --> 00:40:40,610
during the second half to make sure that Manchester United
908
00:40:40,645 --> 00:40:43,751
can sign this kid
before anybody else did.
909
00:40:43,786 --> 00:40:47,237
Actually, Ronaldo had already touted himself a little bit
910
00:40:47,272 --> 00:40:48,722
towards Liverpool.
911
00:40:48,756 --> 00:40:51,000
He'd said what a thrill, what an honor it would be
912
00:40:51,034 --> 00:40:53,623
to be involved in such a club with such tradition.
913
00:40:53,658 --> 00:40:55,660
Arsenal had met with his agent.
914
00:40:55,694 --> 00:40:59,387
But Alex Ferguson, on the say so of his players,
915
00:40:59,422 --> 00:41:01,044
made sure that in
the second 45 minutes
916
00:41:01,079 --> 00:41:05,393
of this exhibition match that they pretty much had Ronaldo
917
00:41:05,428 --> 00:41:07,741
by the time the
final whistle went.
918
00:41:07,775 --> 00:41:09,294
- So Alex Ferguson said,
919
00:41:09,328 --> 00:41:11,296
"Cristiano, I want that you come to Manchester United.
920
00:41:11,330 --> 00:41:13,712
"You're gonna play
50% of the games."
921
00:41:13,747 --> 00:41:15,507
Make me feel comfortable
and I said wow.
922
00:41:15,542 --> 00:41:18,268
18 years old to play
50% of the games.
923
00:41:18,303 --> 00:41:19,580
For me, it's unbelievable.
924
00:41:21,064 --> 00:41:22,790
This is why I, you know.
925
00:41:22,825 --> 00:41:26,000
I take that decision because of course George help me
926
00:41:26,035 --> 00:41:27,519
to take that decision.
927
00:41:27,554 --> 00:41:30,004
And, of course, the last word of Sir Alex Ferguson
928
00:41:30,039 --> 00:41:33,905
was the key to sign
for Manchester United.
929
00:41:33,939 --> 00:41:37,011
- [Narrator] Ronaldo quicklydeveloped in his time at United
930
00:41:37,046 --> 00:41:40,187
and became the top scorer season after season.
931
00:41:42,948 --> 00:41:46,296
2005 saw United under
a lot of backlash
932
00:41:46,331 --> 00:41:48,195
as the club were
to be bought out
933
00:41:48,229 --> 00:41:52,337
by US tycoon and NFL
owner, Malcolm Glazer.
934
00:41:52,371 --> 00:41:56,099
This deal meant that Glazer owned 75% of the club,
935
00:41:56,134 --> 00:41:59,413
taking away all of the fans say in the club's management.
936
00:41:59,447 --> 00:42:01,933
This deal sparked a
vast array of outrage
937
00:42:01,967 --> 00:42:05,557
by fans who wanted
Glazer out immediately.
938
00:42:05,592 --> 00:42:08,249
[fans chanting]
939
00:42:10,493 --> 00:42:11,701
- Not for sale!
940
00:42:11,736 --> 00:42:13,082
- [Together] We're not for sale!
941
00:42:13,116 --> 00:42:15,118
We're not for sale,
we're not for sale!
942
00:42:15,153 --> 00:42:16,982
- There was a change in ownership at Manchester United
943
00:42:17,017 --> 00:42:19,329
and change in philosophy
because it was deemed
944
00:42:19,364 --> 00:42:22,298
that the club then, any money that was being made,
945
00:42:22,332 --> 00:42:23,920
was just gonna go
to shareholders
946
00:42:23,955 --> 00:42:26,198
as opposed to going
back into the club.
947
00:42:26,233 --> 00:42:29,547
There was a lot of backlash against Manchester United,
948
00:42:29,581 --> 00:42:31,031
and it's never
stopped, to be fair.
949
00:42:31,065 --> 00:42:32,515
But the irony on
it was it actually
950
00:42:32,550 --> 00:42:34,897
made Ferguson's
life a little easier
951
00:42:34,931 --> 00:42:36,623
'cause he didn't have to deal with quite so many people.
952
00:42:36,657 --> 00:42:40,834
He literally would just deal with a couple of the family.
953
00:42:40,868 --> 00:42:43,491
And they carried on
winning the leagues.
954
00:42:43,526 --> 00:42:47,185
The first three years
after the takeover,
955
00:42:47,219 --> 00:42:50,982
they won the league one, two, three years on the trot.
956
00:42:51,016 --> 00:42:53,950
So it was very, very difficult for United fans
957
00:42:53,985 --> 00:42:56,574
to have a real good
go, I mean it did,
958
00:42:57,851 --> 00:43:00,336
when your team's beingsuccessful on the field of play.
959
00:43:00,370 --> 00:43:01,509
And Ferguson was still there.
960
00:43:01,544 --> 00:43:02,959
If Ferguson had
left, that would have
961
00:43:02,994 --> 00:43:05,203
been a different matter because then they could have
962
00:43:05,237 --> 00:43:10,208
blamed the Glazers
for Ferguson leaving.
963
00:43:11,658 --> 00:43:13,694
But, he didn't, he stayed and they carried on doing
964
00:43:13,729 --> 00:43:15,040
what Manchester United do,
965
00:43:15,075 --> 00:43:17,664
and that's winning
trophies and being,
966
00:43:17,698 --> 00:43:20,805
not only that, the best
team in Europe as well.
967
00:43:20,839 --> 00:43:22,910
- [Narrator] Despite
the ongoing protests
968
00:43:22,945 --> 00:43:24,705
regarding the
ownership of the club,
969
00:43:24,740 --> 00:43:27,570
United continued to sign
some pretty big names,
970
00:43:27,605 --> 00:43:30,884
and in 2006, went on to
sign the young striker
971
00:43:30,918 --> 00:43:34,301
and Everton wonder
boy, Wayne Rooney.
972
00:43:34,335 --> 00:43:35,785
[hip music]
973
00:43:35,820 --> 00:43:38,926
- Wayne Rooney's strengths were he could score goals,
974
00:43:38,961 --> 00:43:42,136
he was skillful, he was hard.
975
00:43:42,171 --> 00:43:44,967
He could do a tackle or two.
976
00:43:45,001 --> 00:43:46,658
Very strong, particularly for his age.
977
00:43:46,693 --> 00:43:49,488
He picked up a few injuries, but generally speaking
978
00:43:49,523 --> 00:43:52,388
he was injury-free for
a lot of that time.
979
00:43:52,422 --> 00:43:53,700
You feel for him from
an England point of view
980
00:43:53,734 --> 00:43:56,668
because all the
burden was put on him
981
00:43:56,703 --> 00:43:59,775
to try and save which was a pretty ordinary England time
982
00:43:59,809 --> 00:44:02,467
post-Gerrard and Lampard,
983
00:44:02,501 --> 00:44:04,952
he was the one who was supposed to take England on.
984
00:44:04,987 --> 00:44:07,403
But for Manchester United, he fitted in perfectly
985
00:44:07,437 --> 00:44:11,718
because he wasn't the be-all, end-all to Manchester United.
986
00:44:11,752 --> 00:44:13,340
There were lots of good
players around him.
987
00:44:13,374 --> 00:44:16,654
But he was the kind of,
him and Ronaldo were...
988
00:44:18,241 --> 00:44:21,728
If you'd put two men on Ronaldo, Rooney would score
989
00:44:21,762 --> 00:44:23,799
and vice versa,
so he was perfect,
990
00:44:23,833 --> 00:44:25,352
the pair of them together.
991
00:44:25,386 --> 00:44:27,423
- [Narrator] United went on to win the league once again
992
00:44:27,457 --> 00:44:30,564
in both 2007 and 2008.
993
00:44:30,598 --> 00:44:33,981
But Ferguson didn't want tostop there and wanted the glory
994
00:44:34,016 --> 00:44:36,294
of winning the Champions
League once again.
995
00:44:36,328 --> 00:44:39,400
But to achieve this, they had to beat their English rivals
996
00:44:39,435 --> 00:44:42,956
and biggest competitors,
Avram Grant's Chelsea.
997
00:44:44,060 --> 00:44:45,544
- At that time,
Manchester United were
998
00:44:45,579 --> 00:44:48,824
overhauling Liverpool's record of domestic titles
999
00:44:48,858 --> 00:44:50,342
in the Premier League,
1000
00:44:50,377 --> 00:44:54,001
and of course then the great rivalry between the two clubs
1001
00:44:54,036 --> 00:44:57,004
demanded that they
win the European Cup
1002
00:44:57,039 --> 00:44:59,248
and try and close the gap between Manchester United
1003
00:44:59,282 --> 00:45:00,974
and Liverpool in
terms of European Cup
1004
00:45:01,008 --> 00:45:02,665
and Champions League victories.
1005
00:45:02,700 --> 00:45:06,289
So this becomes a real
focus for Alex Ferguson.
1006
00:45:06,324 --> 00:45:09,327
They hadn't won the Champions League since 1999.
1007
00:45:09,361 --> 00:45:12,399
And, of course, Cristiano Ronaldo is very, very aware
1008
00:45:12,433 --> 00:45:14,642
that you are never
going to be seen
1009
00:45:14,677 --> 00:45:16,748
as being one of the
world's great players
1010
00:45:16,783 --> 00:45:18,819
if you don't have a
Champions League win.
1011
00:45:20,338 --> 00:45:23,410
So the game itself, two sides who know each other so well.
1012
00:45:23,444 --> 00:45:26,413
Ronaldo perhaps inevitably breaks the deadlock,
1013
00:45:26,447 --> 00:45:28,001
puts Manchester United in front,
1014
00:45:28,035 --> 00:45:30,762
but Chelsea is strong and Frank Lampard equalizes,
1015
00:45:30,797 --> 00:45:32,419
and there's really
almost nothing to choose
1016
00:45:32,453 --> 00:45:33,869
between the two sides.
1017
00:45:33,903 --> 00:45:37,873
And it goes deep into the night into a penalty shootout
1018
00:45:37,907 --> 00:45:41,083
where Manchester United
finally come out on top.
1019
00:45:41,117 --> 00:45:44,258
Ronaldo can celebrate being a Champions League winner,
1020
00:45:44,293 --> 00:45:47,986
but Ronaldo is the only
Manchester United player
1021
00:45:48,021 --> 00:45:51,300
to miss from the penalty
spot in the final,
1022
00:45:51,334 --> 00:45:54,752
which probably dampens his evening to a certain extent.
1023
00:45:57,858 --> 00:46:00,585
- [Announcer] He saved it!
1024
00:46:00,619 --> 00:46:03,070
Some things are
just meant to be.
1025
00:46:04,623 --> 00:46:08,386
The man who has been unable to stop scoring all season
1026
00:46:08,420 --> 00:46:10,388
stopped half way
through his run up
1027
00:46:10,422 --> 00:46:13,701
and Petr Cech kicked him out.
1028
00:46:13,736 --> 00:46:16,428
- But he finally has thatChampions League Winners' medal
1029
00:46:16,463 --> 00:46:18,983
and Manchester United
have the trophy
1030
00:46:19,017 --> 00:46:20,916
for the first time
in almost a decade.
1031
00:46:22,124 --> 00:46:23,746
- In my opinion, I
play good in the game
1032
00:46:23,781 --> 00:46:26,369
and I scored a goal,
and I missed a penalty.
1033
00:46:26,404 --> 00:46:30,166
I feel, well, the
bad day of my life.
1034
00:46:31,547 --> 00:46:32,410
The worst day of my life. - The worst day of your life.
1035
00:46:32,444 --> 00:46:33,894
- Oh my God.
1036
00:46:33,929 --> 00:46:36,069
But the lads did a proper job.
1037
00:46:36,103 --> 00:46:37,311
- [Journalist] Is
this your best team?
1038
00:46:37,346 --> 00:46:40,728
- I think it's gonna be
their best team, yeah.
1039
00:46:40,763 --> 00:46:43,801
I mean, it's the achievement, fantastic achievement.
1040
00:46:43,835 --> 00:46:45,388
A great team, great team.
1041
00:46:45,423 --> 00:46:48,840
- And what about
another European Cup
for Manchester United?
1042
00:46:48,875 --> 00:46:51,325
- Fantastic, oh, we deserve it.
1043
00:46:51,360 --> 00:46:53,086
- [Narrator] United
had done it again
1044
00:46:53,120 --> 00:46:56,089
and won their fifth
double under Ferguson.
1045
00:46:56,123 --> 00:46:58,988
Unfortunately, once
again, Ronaldo was one
1046
00:46:59,023 --> 00:47:02,578
of the biggest talking points regarding Manchester United.
1047
00:47:02,612 --> 00:47:04,925
Ferguson was showing
his irritation within
1048
00:47:04,960 --> 00:47:08,895
press conferences because of this constant media talk.
1049
00:47:08,929 --> 00:47:12,174
- Can someone bring us in a violin case over please?
1050
00:47:12,208 --> 00:47:14,624
- Huh? - I'm not discussing that.
1051
00:47:14,659 --> 00:47:16,730
Okay, the matter's closed now.
1052
00:47:16,764 --> 00:47:18,870
He's a Manchester United
player, it's finished.
1053
00:47:18,905 --> 00:47:19,975
- [Man] So then
would you like to
1054
00:47:20,009 --> 00:47:21,873
say anything about the--
- It's finished.
1055
00:47:23,254 --> 00:47:24,634
- The situation of Cristian. - Yeah, it's finished.
1056
00:47:24,669 --> 00:47:26,084
He's here.
1057
00:47:26,119 --> 00:47:28,086
He's gonna be a player here next season, believe me.
1058
00:47:29,674 --> 00:47:32,573
- [Narrator] But on the
first of July, 2009,
1059
00:47:32,608 --> 00:47:36,267
Cristiano Ronaldo followed in David Beckham's footsteps
1060
00:47:36,301 --> 00:47:41,306
and joined Real Madrid for a fee of 84.6 million pounds,
1061
00:47:42,652 --> 00:47:44,965
becoming the most expensive player in the sport.
1062
00:47:45,000 --> 00:47:48,279
This recent loss of Ronaldo didn't stop United
1063
00:47:48,313 --> 00:47:49,728
from achieving success.
1064
00:47:49,763 --> 00:47:51,834
- Thanks to their loyal players,
1065
00:47:51,869 --> 00:47:54,872
such as Ryan Giggs, Paul
Scholes, Gary Neville,
1066
00:47:54,906 --> 00:47:56,908
and Rio Ferdinand,
they went on to
1067
00:47:56,943 --> 00:47:58,806
win the league again in 2011,
1068
00:47:58,841 --> 00:48:02,224
helping them to surpassLiverpool's domestic title wins
1069
00:48:02,258 --> 00:48:04,778
record and becoming
the top team in England
1070
00:48:04,812 --> 00:48:07,746
with 19 Premier League trophies.
1071
00:48:07,781 --> 00:48:10,991
Ferguson also became the
most decorated manager
1072
00:48:11,026 --> 00:48:13,891
in their history with 12
Premier League titles,
1073
00:48:13,925 --> 00:48:17,756
two Champions League
wins, and four FA Cups.
1074
00:48:17,791 --> 00:48:19,620
It was the height
of their success,
1075
00:48:19,655 --> 00:48:22,865
and it felt like nothing could go wrong for United.
1076
00:48:24,177 --> 00:48:26,144
- The rivalry betweenManchester United and Liverpool
1077
00:48:26,179 --> 00:48:28,975
has been there for many years.
1078
00:48:29,009 --> 00:48:31,322
When I was growing up, it was called the Clash of the Titans
1079
00:48:31,356 --> 00:48:35,222
or the Clash of the Giants and that was when Liverpool
1080
00:48:35,257 --> 00:48:36,396
were by far the best side,
1081
00:48:36,430 --> 00:48:38,812
and Manchester United
for long periods
1082
00:48:38,846 --> 00:48:40,296
weren't even the
second best side,
1083
00:48:40,331 --> 00:48:42,264
but that was always the game that you wanted to watch.
1084
00:48:42,298 --> 00:48:44,783
It was the one which meant the most, even above the Derbies.
1085
00:48:44,818 --> 00:48:47,027
You know, Manchester
against Man City
1086
00:48:47,062 --> 00:48:48,304
or Liverpool against Everton.
1087
00:48:48,339 --> 00:48:49,271
Still that Manchester
United-Liverpool game
1088
00:48:49,305 --> 00:48:51,273
was still the big one.
1089
00:48:51,307 --> 00:48:55,139
Then there was comments
made by Kenny Dalglish
1090
00:48:55,173 --> 00:49:00,178
and other people to Fergusonand when they were saying those
1091
00:49:01,352 --> 00:49:04,493
Man United had 10,
12 less titles.
1092
00:49:04,527 --> 00:49:05,908
So you could get
away with saying it.
1093
00:49:05,943 --> 00:49:08,359
That's all right, they'll never catch it up.
1094
00:49:08,393 --> 00:49:11,949
Well, they did, pretty quickly.
1095
00:49:11,983 --> 00:49:15,469
Yeah, it meant a
lot to match them
1096
00:49:15,504 --> 00:49:17,299
then go one more than them,
1097
00:49:17,333 --> 00:49:20,750
and say we've won more
league titles than you.
1098
00:49:20,785 --> 00:49:22,235
Liverpool will
turn around and say
1099
00:49:22,269 --> 00:49:26,204
we've won more European Cups and more trophies altogether,
1100
00:49:26,239 --> 00:49:30,036
but ask any Liverpool player what's most important.
1101
00:49:30,070 --> 00:49:31,244
Winning the domestic league.
1102
00:49:31,278 --> 00:49:32,176
Same with a Manchester
United player,
1103
00:49:32,210 --> 00:49:33,971
and same with the managers.
1104
00:49:35,179 --> 00:49:37,491
- [Narrator] In the
season of 2012-2013,
1105
00:49:37,526 --> 00:49:40,184
United went on to
win their 20th title
1106
00:49:40,218 --> 00:49:42,186
thanks to a wave
of new signings,
1107
00:49:42,220 --> 00:49:46,224
such as Robin van Persie, who helped boost their success.
1108
00:49:46,259 --> 00:49:47,501
By the end of the season,
1109
00:49:47,536 --> 00:49:49,745
United fans and
press were shocked
1110
00:49:49,779 --> 00:49:51,850
with the announcement
made by Ferguson.
1111
00:49:51,885 --> 00:49:54,060
[smooth music]
1112
00:49:54,094 --> 00:49:57,546
- Ferguson had announced
previously that he
was gonna retire
1113
00:49:57,580 --> 00:49:59,237
and he'd done it halfway
through a season,
1114
00:49:59,272 --> 00:50:02,654
and said at the end of next season I will retire.
1115
00:50:02,689 --> 00:50:04,656
And when they'd got
into that season,
1116
00:50:04,691 --> 00:50:05,968
he felt he'd lost his players
1117
00:50:06,003 --> 00:50:07,487
because why play
for this manager
1118
00:50:07,521 --> 00:50:08,867
because he's gonna be gone at the end of the season,
1119
00:50:08,902 --> 00:50:11,491
and they did pretty
poorly that year.
1120
00:50:11,525 --> 00:50:13,700
But he relented, decided, no, I'm gonna stay on.
1121
00:50:13,734 --> 00:50:15,840
So second time around, he's gonna make sure, right,
1122
00:50:15,874 --> 00:50:20,189
I'm not gonna announce anythinguntil we've won the league.
1123
00:50:20,224 --> 00:50:24,331
Now at that time, Manchester City had arrived.
1124
00:50:24,366 --> 00:50:26,575
Suddenly they weren't just the noisy neighbors.
1125
00:50:26,609 --> 00:50:28,335
They were the team to beat.
1126
00:50:28,370 --> 00:50:29,750
Ferguson wanted to make
sure that he didn't end
1127
00:50:29,785 --> 00:50:31,994
on a season whereby
they weren't champions.
1128
00:50:32,029 --> 00:50:35,756
So during what turned out to be his last season,
1129
00:50:35,791 --> 00:50:38,621
no one really knew at that time, but that was the case,
1130
00:50:38,656 --> 00:50:43,661
he made sure that his team won the league that season.
1131
00:50:44,869 --> 00:50:46,043
And as soon as it was
mathematically certain
1132
00:50:46,077 --> 00:50:47,285
then he announced
that he would be
1133
00:50:47,320 --> 00:50:48,700
leaving at the
end of the season.
1134
00:50:48,735 --> 00:50:49,908
Was it a bombshell?
1135
00:50:49,943 --> 00:50:51,117
Probably not too
much of a bombshell
1136
00:50:51,151 --> 00:50:53,360
just on the basis that
he'd done it previously.
1137
00:50:54,568 --> 00:50:57,226
And on the back of
winning the league,
1138
00:50:57,261 --> 00:50:59,159
it seemed like the perfect time.
1139
00:50:59,194 --> 00:51:01,092
But it was a
bombshell in the sense
1140
00:51:01,127 --> 00:51:05,648
of now we do have to
find a replacement.
1141
00:51:05,683 --> 00:51:10,515
And that proved very difficult.
1142
00:51:10,550 --> 00:51:13,380
- [Narrator] Alex Ferguson had retired from the club.
1143
00:51:13,415 --> 00:51:15,624
It was the end of a glorious era
1144
00:51:15,658 --> 00:51:18,282
as they said goodbye to their longest serving manager
1145
00:51:18,316 --> 00:51:22,527
who had led them to becoming the best team in the world.
1146
00:51:22,562 --> 00:51:24,322
Off the back of this departure,
1147
00:51:24,357 --> 00:51:26,704
United were looking
for their new manager.
1148
00:51:26,738 --> 00:51:29,155
Rumors were speculating
some big names.
1149
00:51:29,189 --> 00:51:33,055
And the media turned the searchinto a big guessing game.
1150
00:51:33,090 --> 00:51:36,369
With Pep Guardiola and Mourinho out of the question,
1151
00:51:36,403 --> 00:51:38,233
one manager would remain.
1152
00:51:38,267 --> 00:51:41,270
That manager would be the former Everton manager,
1153
00:51:41,305 --> 00:51:42,375
David Moyes.
1154
00:51:44,135 --> 00:51:47,414
- Alex Ferguson didn't make many, if any, mistakes
1155
00:51:47,449 --> 00:51:49,106
during his time at
Manchester United,
1156
00:51:49,140 --> 00:51:52,557
but he made one crucial
one right at the end.
1157
00:51:52,592 --> 00:51:56,872
And that was not necessarily backing David Moyes
1158
00:51:56,906 --> 00:51:59,116
as in backing him
with the board,
1159
00:51:59,150 --> 00:52:01,980
but in public he didn't back him
1160
00:52:02,015 --> 00:52:04,880
when he did his speech for his last match at home.
1161
00:52:06,088 --> 00:52:07,572
He stood on the
field and he said,
1162
00:52:07,607 --> 00:52:11,335
"Just remember, when things weren't going well for me
1163
00:52:11,369 --> 00:52:15,477
"on the field of play, we were backed, I was backed.
1164
00:52:15,511 --> 00:52:18,273
"You are going to back
your new manager."
1165
00:52:18,307 --> 00:52:21,931
And that sends out a mentality,message to the fans is that
1166
00:52:23,105 --> 00:52:24,382
your new manager is
gonna be rubbish.
1167
00:52:24,417 --> 00:52:25,763
You're gonna have to back him.
1168
00:52:25,797 --> 00:52:30,250
- When bad times here,
the club stood by me
1169
00:52:31,872 --> 00:52:35,531
all my staff stood by me, the players stood by me.
1170
00:52:35,566 --> 00:52:39,673
Your job now is to stand
by your new manager.
1171
00:52:39,708 --> 00:52:41,917
[cheering]
1172
00:52:41,951 --> 00:52:44,299
- I just cannot imagine him doing that if had been Pep.
1173
00:52:44,333 --> 00:52:46,093
If it had been Klopp, if
it had been Ancelotti,
1174
00:52:46,128 --> 00:52:48,061
if it had been Mourinho.
1175
00:52:48,095 --> 00:52:50,028
He'd never ever would have said that kind of message
1176
00:52:50,063 --> 00:52:53,411
in public, and that's the message we got through.
1177
00:52:53,446 --> 00:52:57,967
It's almost a case of
giving David Moyes the,
1178
00:52:58,002 --> 00:53:00,832
there's my ship, and then just as you send it off
1179
00:53:00,867 --> 00:53:02,489
in the distance you just
send a quick message
1180
00:53:02,524 --> 00:53:06,010
to everyone onboard, by the way, it's gonna sink.
1181
00:53:06,044 --> 00:53:07,460
And guess what happens?
1182
00:53:07,494 --> 00:53:09,324
Everyone onboard panics.
1183
00:53:09,358 --> 00:53:11,498
- [Narrator] Moyes did win an FA Community Shield
1184
00:53:11,533 --> 00:53:14,121
in his first official
game with United,
1185
00:53:14,156 --> 00:53:16,123
beating Wiggan Athletic 2-0.
1186
00:53:16,158 --> 00:53:18,471
But within his single
season at the club
1187
00:53:18,505 --> 00:53:21,577
only managed to get them to seventh in the league.
1188
00:53:21,612 --> 00:53:24,718
After 10 months in charge, Moyes was dismissed.
1189
00:53:24,753 --> 00:53:27,928
He was the shortest serving manager in United's history
1190
00:53:27,963 --> 00:53:31,000
with ex-players like Dennis Law and David Beckham
1191
00:53:31,035 --> 00:53:33,313
stating he deserved more time.
1192
00:53:33,348 --> 00:53:35,557
- Frustrating season,
I think, for everyone.
1193
00:53:36,972 --> 00:53:38,836
You know, you win together and you lose togethr.
1194
00:53:40,803 --> 00:53:43,323
Like I say, these
four remaining games
1195
00:53:43,358 --> 00:53:44,876
I want to bring some
positivity back.
1196
00:53:44,911 --> 00:53:46,499
I want to put
smiles on the faces.
1197
00:53:46,533 --> 00:53:48,501
We've got three home
games at Old Trafford
1198
00:53:48,535 --> 00:53:51,435
where our form
hasn't been great.
1199
00:53:52,953 --> 00:53:54,679
I wanna see goals,
I wanna see tackles.
1200
00:53:54,714 --> 00:53:56,612
I wanna see players
taking players on.
1201
00:53:56,647 --> 00:53:58,235
I want to get the crowd up
1202
00:53:58,269 --> 00:54:01,238
and I want the passion
that should come
1203
00:54:01,272 --> 00:54:03,309
with being a Manchester
United player.
1204
00:54:03,343 --> 00:54:05,345
- [Narrator] Ryan Giggs became the caretaker manager
1205
00:54:05,380 --> 00:54:07,761
for the last four
games of the season,
1206
00:54:07,796 --> 00:54:10,108
but failed to impress the board.
1207
00:54:10,143 --> 00:54:12,387
Going into the 2014-15 season,
1208
00:54:12,421 --> 00:54:15,424
United looked to sign a highly experienced manager
1209
00:54:15,459 --> 00:54:18,841
who could take the club forward in a new direction.
1210
00:54:18,876 --> 00:54:21,706
That new manager
was Louis van Gaal
1211
00:54:21,741 --> 00:54:24,122
who had a great track
record of success
1212
00:54:24,157 --> 00:54:25,710
with other European clubs.
1213
00:54:25,745 --> 00:54:27,609
- [Journalist] I think we expect
1214
00:54:27,643 --> 00:54:28,851
to hear that van Gaal's
gonna be appointed.
1215
00:54:28,886 --> 00:54:30,888
Is he the right man
for Old Trafford?
1216
00:54:30,922 --> 00:54:32,683
- I mean, you hope so, again, only time will tell.
1217
00:54:32,717 --> 00:54:35,306
I thought David Moyes
was a good choice.
1218
00:54:35,341 --> 00:54:37,757
You felt he should have maybe got a bit more time.
1219
00:54:37,791 --> 00:54:40,277
But van Gaal, obviously, vastly experienced manager.
1220
00:54:40,311 --> 00:54:43,659
Off the big clubs,
Bayern and Barcelona.
1221
00:54:43,694 --> 00:54:46,213
He's been involved in
national teams before.
1222
00:54:46,248 --> 00:54:47,939
Yeah, I think he's class, he'd come and do the business.
1223
00:54:47,974 --> 00:54:49,941
- [Journalist] They say that he's quite a disciplinarian.
1224
00:54:49,976 --> 00:54:51,736
Is that what the club needs at the moment do you think?
1225
00:54:51,771 --> 00:54:53,324
- Possibly so, but
different managers
1226
00:54:53,359 --> 00:54:57,535
will have different styles and different character traits.
1227
00:54:57,570 --> 00:54:58,778
Yeah, I've heard that before.
1228
00:54:58,812 --> 00:55:00,400
He's pretty strict in
terms of timekeeping
1229
00:55:00,435 --> 00:55:04,024
and stuff like that, but listen.
1230
00:55:04,059 --> 00:55:05,371
If you can't be on time for work
1231
00:55:05,405 --> 00:55:06,924
there's something
drastically wrong.
1232
00:55:06,958 --> 00:55:08,408
So fingers crossed he'd come in
1233
00:55:08,443 --> 00:55:13,171
and United give him all the backing support that he needs.
1234
00:55:13,206 --> 00:55:14,103
And hopefully he'll
get a lot more time
1235
00:55:14,138 --> 00:55:16,071
than David Moyes was given.
1236
00:55:16,105 --> 00:55:17,452
- Unfortunately, once again,
1237
00:55:17,486 --> 00:55:20,765
this role was unsuccessful and short-lived.
1238
00:55:20,800 --> 00:55:23,354
By the end of Van
Gaal's career at United,
1239
00:55:23,389 --> 00:55:25,391
press conferences
were getting heated
1240
00:55:25,425 --> 00:55:27,910
as the pressure was
weighing up on his job,
1241
00:55:27,945 --> 00:55:30,948
leading to Van Gaal walking out on a few of them.
1242
00:55:30,982 --> 00:55:32,881
- Has anybody in this room
1243
00:55:36,609 --> 00:55:39,336
not a feeling to
apologize to me?
1244
00:55:42,856 --> 00:55:44,202
Nobody has that feeling?
1245
00:55:45,065 --> 00:55:46,757
I wish you a Merry Christmas
1246
00:55:48,517 --> 00:55:51,209
and maybe also a Happy
New Year when I see you,
1247
00:55:52,728 --> 00:55:57,733
and enjoy the wine and
immense fire, goodbye.
1248
00:56:03,049 --> 00:56:05,189
- [Man] Louis, you are nottaking questions from the media?
1249
00:56:05,223 --> 00:56:06,052
- No.
1250
00:56:07,433 --> 00:56:09,780
- [Narrator] Van Gaal was givenmore time than David Moyce,
1251
00:56:09,814 --> 00:56:13,473
but in May 2016, Van Gaal announced his retirement
1252
00:56:13,508 --> 00:56:17,063
from football, two days after winning the FA cup.
1253
00:56:17,097 --> 00:56:20,929
Once again, United were having to look for a new manager.
1254
00:56:20,963 --> 00:56:23,621
Luckily, after the
firing of Jose Mourinho
1255
00:56:23,656 --> 00:56:25,140
at Chelsea that same season,
1256
00:56:25,174 --> 00:56:29,247
United had an open target and approached him for the role.
1257
00:56:29,282 --> 00:56:32,181
Despite United and
Chelsea's long rivalry,
1258
00:56:32,216 --> 00:56:35,184
facing against him multiple times in the Ferguson years,
1259
00:56:35,219 --> 00:56:39,085
Mourinho joined United on the 27nd of May, 2016.
1260
00:56:39,119 --> 00:56:41,501
- I think with Jose Mourinho, everything's exciting with him
1261
00:56:41,536 --> 00:56:44,435
whether it's good or bad, there's always a story,
1262
00:56:44,470 --> 00:56:45,367
there's always excitement.
1263
00:56:45,402 --> 00:56:46,851
United fans will love that.
1264
00:56:46,886 --> 00:56:49,475
- [Narrator] Under Mourinho, things looked to be improving
1265
00:56:49,509 --> 00:56:52,098
with United getting to
the top of the league.
1266
00:56:52,132 --> 00:56:54,031
Mourinho also helped
United to go on
1267
00:56:54,065 --> 00:56:55,791
to win the Europa League
1268
00:56:55,826 --> 00:56:58,656
and the English Football League Cup that same year,
1269
00:56:58,691 --> 00:57:02,453
earning United another double to add to their collection.
1270
00:57:02,488 --> 00:57:04,490
After a phenomenal first season,
1271
00:57:04,524 --> 00:57:07,941
Mourinho's United started to slip up once again.
1272
00:57:07,976 --> 00:57:11,738
In the season of 2017-2018, they finished second,
1273
00:57:11,773 --> 00:57:16,191
18 points behind their closest rivals Manchester City.
1274
00:57:16,225 --> 00:57:18,296
They also failed to
gain any silverware
1275
00:57:18,331 --> 00:57:21,092
in any of the other competitions they were in.
1276
00:57:21,127 --> 00:57:24,164
- I'm really, really
happy with the players
1277
00:57:24,199 --> 00:57:25,787
that I had on the pitch.
1278
00:57:25,821 --> 00:57:30,585
With their attitude, with theireffort, I'm more than happy.
1279
00:57:30,619 --> 00:57:33,242
I'm more than happy, and because I'm more than happy,
1280
00:57:33,277 --> 00:57:37,730
I assume the responsibilities of the defeat,
1281
00:57:37,764 --> 00:57:41,354
and I want them to
be eating behind me.
1282
00:57:41,388 --> 00:57:43,874
They gave absolutely everything.
1283
00:57:43,908 --> 00:57:45,151
- [Narrator] That
following season,
1284
00:57:45,185 --> 00:57:48,085
pressure was mounting
on Mourinho once again.
1285
00:57:48,119 --> 00:57:51,019
Inconsistency was weighing on the club once again,
1286
00:57:51,053 --> 00:57:53,711
and the media was
focusing on why Mourinho
1287
00:57:53,746 --> 00:57:55,472
was failing as a manager.
1288
00:57:55,506 --> 00:57:57,439
In a constant tussle
with the press,
1289
00:57:57,474 --> 00:58:00,028
Mourinho finally lashed
out at a journalist
1290
00:58:00,062 --> 00:58:02,962
in a post-match conference after losing 3-0
1291
00:58:02,996 --> 00:58:04,757
to Tottenham at Old Trafford.
1292
00:58:04,791 --> 00:58:08,450
- No, just to finish, do you know what was the result?
1293
00:58:09,382 --> 00:58:10,487
3-0.
1294
00:58:10,521 --> 00:58:12,903
3-0, do you know
what this means?
1295
00:58:14,387 --> 00:58:19,219
3-0, but also mean
3 premierships
1296
00:58:19,254 --> 00:58:22,188
and I won more
premierships alone
1297
00:58:22,222 --> 00:58:24,501
than the other 19
managers together.
1298
00:58:25,398 --> 00:58:27,538
Three for me and two for them.
1299
00:58:27,573 --> 00:58:29,126
- Just one second.
- Respect.
1300
00:58:29,160 --> 00:58:30,299
Respect.
1301
00:58:30,334 --> 00:58:33,026
Respect, man, respect, respect.
1302
00:58:33,061 --> 00:58:34,511
Respect, man.
1303
00:58:34,545 --> 00:58:35,512
- [Narrator] A few months later,
1304
00:58:35,546 --> 00:58:37,824
Mourinho was fired from United,
1305
00:58:37,859 --> 00:58:40,689
and it was back to the drawing board once again.
1306
00:58:42,380 --> 00:58:45,522
By the start of the
2018-2019 season,
1307
00:58:45,556 --> 00:58:47,765
United was struggling
to find anyone
1308
00:58:47,800 --> 00:58:49,249
for the management role.
1309
00:58:49,284 --> 00:58:52,183
In an act to boost morale for the players and the fans,
1310
00:58:52,218 --> 00:58:55,186
the board appointed the ex-player and club legend,
1311
00:58:55,221 --> 00:58:59,259
Ole Gunnar Solskjfr, in the caretaker management role.
1312
00:58:59,294 --> 00:59:02,400
But with his appointment, United's results flourished
1313
00:59:02,435 --> 00:59:04,817
as they went on to
win game after game.
1314
00:59:04,851 --> 00:59:06,301
Within a few months,
1315
00:59:06,335 --> 00:59:09,235
the United board hired Ole as their new manager.
1316
00:59:09,269 --> 00:59:11,962
- I didn't even see the announcement of Ole coming.
1317
00:59:11,996 --> 00:59:14,516
It was a really big surprise that they picked him.
1318
00:59:15,724 --> 00:59:17,484
I thought they'd
go somewhere else.
1319
00:59:17,519 --> 00:59:21,592
Some of the former players whose had bigger clubs,
1320
00:59:21,627 --> 00:59:26,183
who've been at the club from other parts of Europe.
1321
00:59:29,462 --> 00:59:30,877
It was kind of a clever move
1322
00:59:30,912 --> 00:59:35,192
because Ole's worked with Pogba,
1323
00:59:35,226 --> 00:59:37,884
he's worked with Lingard when they were in the reserves,
1324
00:59:37,919 --> 00:59:39,576
and they have huge
respect for Ole.
1325
00:59:39,610 --> 00:59:41,370
Everyone has huge
respect for Ole.
1326
00:59:43,580 --> 00:59:46,790
The potential as a coach
was very, very early on.
1327
00:59:46,824 --> 00:59:49,586
It was very clear that he would be a really good coach.
1328
00:59:49,620 --> 00:59:52,105
- Hindsight's a wonderful thing, isn't it?
1329
00:59:52,140 --> 00:59:53,417
We'd all love to have it.
1330
00:59:55,661 --> 00:59:58,974
We kind of forget
that when Ole came in,
1331
00:59:59,009 --> 01:00:00,976
Ole Gunnar Solskjfr
came in initially
1332
01:00:01,011 --> 01:00:05,049
as a temporary manager, the results went [blowing]
1333
01:00:05,084 --> 01:00:08,225
straightaway, for a
good period of time.
1334
01:00:08,259 --> 01:00:11,642
Wasn't one or two games, it was over a 15-game period.
1335
01:00:11,677 --> 01:00:14,196
They won 12 or something like that of the 15 games.
1336
01:00:14,231 --> 01:00:15,681
He'd have been a brave
boy to have gone,
1337
01:00:15,715 --> 01:00:18,407
no, we're not gonna go that, we're gonna go somewhere else
1338
01:00:18,442 --> 01:00:19,995
because he would
have got crucified.
1339
01:00:20,030 --> 01:00:22,170
Because they would have gone, well, what on Earth?
1340
01:00:22,204 --> 01:00:23,654
What more can he do?
1341
01:00:23,689 --> 01:00:26,692
But as soon as he was given the job, then it went
1342
01:00:26,726 --> 01:00:27,831
[blowing softly],
1343
01:00:27,865 --> 01:00:30,247
now why is that the case?
1344
01:00:30,281 --> 01:00:34,631
That's gotta be a bit of mentality down to the players.
1345
01:00:35,942 --> 01:00:37,081
I don't image for one second
1346
01:00:37,116 --> 01:00:38,669
that Solskjfr
would have changed.
1347
01:00:38,704 --> 01:00:39,636
He still would have been
doing the same things he
1348
01:00:39,670 --> 01:00:42,328
did during those first 15 games.
1349
01:00:42,362 --> 01:00:45,952
But the mentality of I'm playing for temporary manager,
1350
01:00:45,987 --> 01:00:47,471
all right, let's get, yes.
1351
01:00:47,505 --> 01:00:48,955
I'll work for you, work
for you, work for you,
1352
01:00:48,990 --> 01:00:51,026
and then suddenly
you're put full-time
1353
01:00:51,061 --> 01:00:53,477
it's, well right, okay, well,
1354
01:00:54,823 --> 01:00:56,238
I don't know whether
it won't work for you
1355
01:00:56,273 --> 01:00:57,308
for two, three years.
1356
01:00:58,551 --> 01:01:00,760
And the personnel has
changed a little bit,
1357
01:01:01,968 --> 01:01:04,419
and he'll have to
change it a lot
1358
01:01:04,453 --> 01:01:09,424
because the policy of bringing in new players as well is.
1359
01:01:10,321 --> 01:01:11,460
That's dangerous because that's.
1360
01:01:12,496 --> 01:01:15,085
We talk about the Busby Babes.
1361
01:01:15,119 --> 01:01:17,915
You talk about the Class of '92.
1362
01:01:17,950 --> 01:01:20,677
These were quality,
quality players.
1363
01:01:20,711 --> 01:01:22,955
Really, really
good, young players.
1364
01:01:24,335 --> 01:01:26,613
But they also had some senior players around them.
1365
01:01:26,648 --> 01:01:27,718
I don't see too
many senior players
1366
01:01:27,753 --> 01:01:30,031
around the Manchester
United players
1367
01:01:30,065 --> 01:01:31,722
in this Ole Gunnar
Solskjfr squad
1368
01:01:31,757 --> 01:01:33,448
with the exception of Pogba,
1369
01:01:35,036 --> 01:01:37,763
Mata, towards the
end of his career.
1370
01:01:37,797 --> 01:01:38,936
And some of the other
ones are the ones
1371
01:01:38,971 --> 01:01:41,042
who are getting
slabbed more than any.
1372
01:01:41,076 --> 01:01:44,148
Phil Jones, Lukaku's left.
1373
01:01:44,183 --> 01:01:49,119
So there's no balance there and that's, is that his fault?
1374
01:01:49,153 --> 01:01:51,328
- [Narrator] To this date, Ole is still at the wheel
1375
01:01:51,362 --> 01:01:54,676
and continues to build a
new, young United side.
1376
01:01:54,711 --> 01:01:57,955
With the same mentality
as Ferguson and Busby,
1377
01:01:57,990 --> 01:02:00,371
Ole looks to be trying to encourage young players
1378
01:02:00,406 --> 01:02:02,373
to see their real potential.
1379
01:02:02,408 --> 01:02:04,582
And although they aren't
what they used to be
1380
01:02:04,617 --> 01:02:07,447
in their glory days,
maybe in the near future
1381
01:02:07,482 --> 01:02:10,002
United could bloom
into the legendary team
1382
01:02:10,036 --> 01:02:12,729
like they did in
the early 1990s.
1383
01:02:14,213 --> 01:02:15,421
- You've got to be patient.
1384
01:02:15,455 --> 01:02:16,698
You have to know
that to build a team
1385
01:02:16,733 --> 01:02:20,737
and rebuild a squad
it will take time to.
1386
01:02:20,771 --> 01:02:25,120
I'm not gonna ask
for too much time
1387
01:02:25,155 --> 01:02:26,950
because as a manager you're always under pressure
1388
01:02:26,984 --> 01:02:29,055
to get results right away.
1389
01:02:29,090 --> 01:02:31,402
Or maybe not results, but maybe the way we wanna
1390
01:02:31,437 --> 01:02:34,647
play football so I
hope with the way we
1391
01:02:34,681 --> 01:02:37,684
approach the games now, thefans will see what we're trying
1392
01:02:37,719 --> 01:02:40,032
to do and the results will come.
1393
01:02:40,066 --> 01:02:43,173
- The results have
still been inconsistent
1394
01:02:43,207 --> 01:02:45,485
but the performances
have been getting better
1395
01:02:46,590 --> 01:02:48,178
so we can see
where we're heading
1396
01:02:48,212 --> 01:02:52,113
and obviously there's a lot of young players in the squad
1397
01:02:52,147 --> 01:02:55,185
and in the starting 11 so we're sort of learning
1398
01:02:55,219 --> 01:02:59,396
as we go along, but you
know hopefully we can.
1399
01:03:00,811 --> 01:03:02,261
It's the first time we've had back-to-back wins
1400
01:03:02,295 --> 01:03:04,953
in the league so hopefully that can start something off
1401
01:03:04,988 --> 01:03:08,301
for us and we can get
used to getting results
1402
01:03:08,336 --> 01:03:09,682
and performing.
1403
01:03:14,549 --> 01:03:16,551
[upbeat music]
1404
01:03:16,585 --> 01:03:18,104
- [Narrator] United
have had a long
1405
01:03:18,139 --> 01:03:19,761
and rich history behind them.
1406
01:03:19,796 --> 01:03:22,074
They're still to this date the Premier League's
1407
01:03:22,108 --> 01:03:23,558
top winning team.
1408
01:03:23,592 --> 01:03:25,629
They have also become one of the biggest brands
1409
01:03:25,663 --> 01:03:28,114
in the industry, selling
millions in merchandise
1410
01:03:28,149 --> 01:03:29,875
all over the world.
1411
01:03:29,909 --> 01:03:33,292
With over 650 million
fans worldwide,
1412
01:03:33,326 --> 01:03:36,260
it's not hard to see
why Manchester United
1413
01:03:36,295 --> 01:03:39,263
is a recognizable
image known everywhere.
1414
01:03:40,678 --> 01:03:43,889
- They'll always be there or thereabouts and the size.
1415
01:03:43,923 --> 01:03:45,891
You can't pick a number and say
1416
01:03:45,925 --> 01:03:47,409
throw the statistics out there.
1417
01:03:47,444 --> 01:03:49,756
Richest club in the world this year is Real Madrid
1418
01:03:49,791 --> 01:03:52,345
and last year it was
Manchester United.
1419
01:03:53,899 --> 01:03:55,797
Go into somewhere in
Thailand and whatever
1420
01:03:55,832 --> 01:03:57,419
and walk up to someone and say
1421
01:03:57,454 --> 01:04:00,181
which football team do you know,and they'll pretty quickly,
1422
01:04:00,215 --> 01:04:03,287
Man United will be one of the first ones they say.
1423
01:04:03,322 --> 01:04:05,324
- [Narrator] With the
statues of Matt Busby,
1424
01:04:05,358 --> 01:04:08,051
Alex Ferguson, as well as the Munich Air Disaster
1425
01:04:08,085 --> 01:04:12,227
Memorial Clock, United's historywill always be remembered
1426
01:04:12,262 --> 01:04:13,746
no matter what happens to them
1427
01:04:13,780 --> 01:04:15,990
on the pitch over the seasons.
1428
01:04:16,024 --> 01:04:20,235
Everyone will always know the team name, Manchester United,
1429
01:04:20,270 --> 01:04:23,411
and will always know of their hard-fought campaigns
1430
01:04:23,445 --> 01:04:25,862
and how they
achieved their glory.
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