Tomorrow is going to be an an important derby match for the Red Devils as they will take on city rivals Manchester City.
It will also be an emotional match for United, as there will be a minute's silence to remember the tragic Munich air disaster that took the lives of eight talented Man.United players that occurred on 6 February 1958 in Munich, Germany.
Apart from a minute's silence to remember the 50th anniversary of this tragedy, a special retro kit will be worn by the Man.United team.
The strip, which has been specially designed without kit manufacturer or sponsorship logos, is based on the kit worn by the Busby Babes in the 1950s - in recognition of this week's 50th anniversary of the Munich air disaster.
Also abandoned are modern squad numbers, with United's 16-man squad set to don numbers 1 through 16 on Sunday after gaining special dispensation from the Premier League.
United's Chief executive David Gill said: "The sincere thanks of the Club go to AIG and Nike for their wholehearted backing for the kit change, and to the Premier League for allowing us to mark the event in a unique way."
Like United, opponents Man.City will don a retro strip, free of sponsorship, especially for Sunday's match. A black ribbon motif, bearing the words ‘Manchester Remembers,’ has also been incorporated as a mark of respect.
As a hardcore United through & through myself, my respects & condolences go out to the family members of those United players, staff & journalists.
I am from Malaysia, and I'm sure all Manchester United fans from here are with you.
R.I.P.
Geoff Bent
Roger Byrne
Eddie Colman
Duncan Edwards
Mark Jones
David Pegg
Tommy Taylor
Liam 'Billy' Whelan
Walter Crickmer (Club Secretary)
Bert Whalley (Chief Coach)
Tom Curry (Trainer)
Malaysia Remembers...
(Information source: www.manutd.com & en.wikipedia.org)
pictures courtesy of: www.manutd.com
3 comments:
indeed! a rather frustrating result too i must say...got stranded in bangsar s my car HAD to die on me @ dat most pertinent hour of the nite!! missed d entire match but instead was watching AAM fixing my battery. Sigh!
the blue side of Manchester took the night away...
shall we have a moment of silence for the red side of Manchester?
;p
Nak silence buat apa, United are gracious in defeat la. We're not sore losers.
City played a whole lot better than United on the day. They deserved to win & all 3 points.
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