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Posted on Wednesday, 2nd March 2011 by Vikesh Chevli

Twenty years ago today  the Manchester United legend that is Ryan Giggs made his first team debut for the club playing in the old Division One. The Welsh wing wizard is by …

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Posted on Monday, 21st February 2011 by Jay

Today marks the anniversary of the death of one of United's greatest ever players. Duncan Edwards was a victim of the Munich air crash and although by rights he should have …

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Posted on Saturday, 19th February 2011 by Jay

Today marks the birthday of one United's most well-known former players and the unofficial most biased commentator in the game, Patrick Timothy Crerand.  The Scot may be known to …

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Posted on Sunday, 6th February 2011 by Jay

As every United fan will know the 6th of Februaury is a date etched in all of our minds. It was on this day in 1958 that eight of Sir Matt Busby's Babes- 'The Flowers of …

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Posted on Sunday, 30th January 2011 by Steve Crabtree

On this day in history, 30 years ago – a young lad was born to sporting parents Ivan and Margerita Berbatov in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria. Ivan, a professional footballer and his …

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Posted on Friday, 21st January 2011 by Jay

If I was to be brutally honest David Lloyd Wallace probably ranks as one of Sir Alex Ferguson's less successful signings. Although "Danny" will never be in the Massimo Taibi, Ralph …

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Posted on Thursday, 13th January 2011 by Jay

1972 was hardly a glorious year in the history of Manchester United, Frank O’Farrell was manager as The Reds were in the middle of a seven game losing streak that helped shove him …

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Posted on Wednesday, 29th December 2010 by Steve Crabtree

Ron Atkinson’s Manchester United travelled down to London, to take on John Neal’s Chelsea, in an attempt to repair a recent spell of poor away form. December 1984 saw United not …

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Posted on Thursday, 23rd December 2010 by Steve Crabtree

Every now and then RedFlagFlyingHigh takes a look at a significant United moment that occurred on this very day several years ago.  Some are more significant than others it has to be …

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