3 True Manucian

Manchester United

Being a sports fan is fun. But is is even more interesting to watch sports when you have some specific teams to root for. In my case, there’s one team that I have been supporting and will always support, and they are, the Manchester United “Red Devils”. MU is the most decorated English club of all time, with a record of 20 leagues titles. The club is also the most popular football club on this planet.

3.1 Then

I began to cheer for MU since I was 3 or 4 years old (I couldn’t remember correctly). At that time, they were a team managed by Sir Alex Ferguson and consisted of veterans like Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, Gary Neville,… alongside with 2 “superstars” in the making in Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney. My first few seasons following MU were when Chelsea dominated the league, and my club did not win any trophies in several years. But the team quickly developed and played better together, and their peak season was 2007-08, where they won the Premier League and their first Champions League title since 1999.

United then went on to win a few more domestic league titles, but they also broke my heart twice in 2009 and 2011 by losing to the same opponent in those years’ UEFA Champions League Final - FC Barcelona. In the summer of 2009, Cristiano Ronaldo - who was my favorite footballer back then - left Manchester for Real Madrid. And in 2013, the club received one shocking announcement that Sir Alex Fergurson has decided to retire after more than 26 years of coaching MU. I was shocked when I heard the news.

3.2 Now

After the Sir Alex Era, MU has had 3 different coaches, but they still have not won another Premier League or Champions League title. Right now, the club still doesn’t look like who they were in the past, but I believe that they are moving in the right direction. The road to victory is still under construction, but MU will soon complete the process and regain the status of the best club in England and Europe.