introduction

Manchester United is a highly successful English football club, with supporters across the world. Its current players include Ryan Giggs, Wayne Rooney and Rio Ferdinand, and among its former players are Bobby Charlton, David Beckham and Cristiano Ronaldo. Manchester United is presently managed by Sir Alex Ferguson, the most successful manager in English football.

Manchester United was one of the first English clubs to play in Europe (1956) and the first to win the European Cup (1968). Returning from a European tie in 1958, Manchester United lost eight players and various club officials in the Munich air disaster.

Manchester United is the only English club to have won the Premiership, the FA Cup and the UEFA Campions League in the same season (1998-1999), and is the current holder (2010-2011) of the Premier League title.