Red Thread
Stories
Red Thread
Stories
Short routes through the record — each begins with one surprising shape, then opens into the matches behind it.
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Two No. 7s
George Best and Cristiano Ronaldo: the same shirt, fifth season, European Cup and final goal.
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Eleven days in May
The Treble's three must-wins: two comebacks, all decided from the bench.
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Fortress OT
Since 1984, just three home league leads have turned into deficits — each rescued.
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Fergie time
Three 2–1 comebacks, thirty years apart — the last one came a decade after Ferguson left.
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