"Glory Glory Man United" This is the song the red-devil fans sung since 1902.
Manchester United Football Club is a professional club in Greater Manchester,England, that competes in English Premier League, English Top Flight Football.The largest global football follower survey ever conducted
has today named Manchester United the world's most popular club, with 659 million followers worldwide. The survey was carried out by leading market
research agency, Kantar, and gathered 54,000 respondents from 39 countries.With
Such remarkable number of fans, it is unsurprisingly , i am one of the fans too.
When I first watched Manchester United game was against Chelsea during 07/08 season which it was a great UEFA cup finale. The excitement after winning the second UEFA title was certainly a sweet memories which I would never had again. After the decisive saved from the goalkeeper Edvin Van Der Sar from Nicholas Anelka , the final score turned out to be 6-5.
Old Trafford , located at the city of Manchester , is the largest club stadium among the football club in United Kingdom, the third-largest stadium and the
second-largest football stadium in the United Kingdom, and the eleventh-largest
in Europe. The Capacity of the stadium is about 75,635.
Old Trafford Stadium
One of the most valuable and interesting moment was the signing of Portuguese youngster- Cristiano Ronaldo . Cristiano joined Manchester United for £12.27m during the summer . This was the most expensive youngster ever signed during that time. With only 18 years of age, and just 25 first-team appearance in Portuguese Liga. Many has thrown their critics on the mighty man Sir Alex Ferguson . The Portuguese youngster somehow showed his own confidence during his debut against Bolton Wanderers . Many of the fans actually surprised with Cristiano contribution on the attacking lines. He earned the penalty spot kick after Kevin Nolan brought him down. It was a huge impact in the front line after his appearance. With his confidence and his talent , he has a lot of skills and explosive pace. His dribbling stats was simply too amazing.
Cristiano Ronaldo amazing skills
His appearance really gives a lot of impact to Manchester United attacking force. Cristiano first goal was in 1 November after he scored from a free kick against Portsmouth . He earned his first senior trophy with Manchester United during the season after winning the FA cup against Millwall . He won the FIFA player of the year awards in 2008 after his massive contribution and goal scoring record.
Winner of the Player Of The Year Award 2008
Sir Alex Ferguson in 1986
Apart from the contribution from the players ,manager is the vital man to a club success. Who else if it is not Sir Alex Ferguson , the best manager of all time. Alex Ferguson began his soccer career as a forward in Scottish league.After managing the Aberdeen Fc , he started his Manchester United career in 6 November 1986.His first game in-charged was against Oxford Fc with a defeat 2-0. He was "depressed" with the attitude of the player, and he managed to increase the discipline among the players which eventually improve the team performance. Manchester United climbed up to 11th place from 21st after he took over the club. His first club trophy -FA cup came just 2 years after he in-charged.
FA cup winner in 1990
United had to wait for 26 years before Ferguson won the first English Premier League title. He then continue his triumph by winning the EPL title in 1994 ,1996 ,1997 ,1999 ,2000, 2001, 2003 ,2007 ,2008 ,2009 ,2011 and 2013. He also had his UEFA cup in 1998 ,which he finished treble that year. (FA ,League Title, Champions League )
Treble in 1998
Sir Alex Ferguson Stand
He is undoubtedly the mastermind of football. He is talented with his "4-4-2" system that brings the club's success. After the long serving at Manchester United (26 years) , he received a lot of honours.For example , he received knight bachelor in 1999 . His statue was built in 23 November 2012 . His name was also revealed on the stadium stand.
Sir Alex Ferguson Statue
So this is my team that makes me passionate about football. I LOVE MAN UTD.
