You Could Play For Manchester United… Well, Almost!

                                                               

You wouldn’t believe me if I told you that you could play for Manchester United, would you?! In truth, you can’t actually play for Manchester United, but you could get a picture to see what you would look like if you did! For example, your face could be inserted next to Ryan Giggs in the picture above, or you could be celebrating a goal with the team. If the old school footballers are your favourites, then you could pose alongside Denis Law or George Best. The choice is yours.

Go to http://www.mumobile.co.uk/putinpicture.asp to find the range of pictures for editing. All you have to do is upload a picture of yourself to the Manchester United website and cut and paste. It is that simple. The full instructions are online for you to read.

It takes five minutes to have you playing for Manchester United so have a go - it’s free!

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The Top 10 Manchester United Scorers

 Just out of interest, who do you think is the top Manchester United scorer in history? Every Manchester United fan has heard of him but very few will know how many he has scored! The handy table below actually makes for interesting reading. It produces some very surprising and some equally predictable information. I find the most riviting piece of information to be exactly how long it took the scorers to accomplish their feats!

1	Sir Bobby Charlton	1954 - 1973	759	249
2	Denis Law	1962 - 1973	404	237
3	Jack Rowley	1937 - 1955	424	212
4=	George Best	1963 - 1974	470	179
4=	Dennis Viollet	1949 - 1962	293	179
6	Joe Spence	1919 - 1933	510	168
7	Mark Hughes	1980 - 1986, 1988 - 1995	466	164
8	Ruud van Nistelrooy	2001 - 2006	220	150
9	Stan Pearson	1935 - 1954	347	148
10	David Herd	1961 - 1968	265	145

Just to let you know, the first lone figure is appearences and the second goals! 

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Manchester United Legends : Denis Law

Denis Law, simply put, was widely ackowledged to be the most ‘entertaining’ United player ever before the arrival of Eric Cantona. He was a player all the fans loved because he gave absolutely everything when on the pitch. This fierce Scotsman fought for everything and was afraid of nobody, few players could match his competitive instincts.

Of only medium height and slim in build, Law had a lions heart and a salmons leap. Always playing with his long shirt sleeves distinctively gripped in each fist, he could frequently out-jump much taller men to score with his head. Denis could score from anywhere and close in he was lethal. If the keeper fumbled he pounced and within seconds the Law-man was wheeling off, arm up in celebration.

Law’s most important abilities were awareness and anticipation. He always seemed to see the action slightly ahead of everyone else and with his superb reflexes he knew how to use that to deadly advantage. He started his footballing career with Huddersfield town in 1956. After an unhappy time in Italy with Torino he joined United with a new British record transfer fee of £115,000 in August 1962. He scored two goals on his debut in 1962 and after scoring in United’s FA Cup Final win of 1963, a stream of goals followed. 160 of them in only 222 games over his first five seasons. Many of them were outrageous, some seemingly impossible, but everything was done with a confident arrogant style the fans found irresistible.

Law won the European Footballer of the Year award in 1964 and captained the team on several occasions. He helped United win the league twice, 1965 and 1967, forming the legendary trio of Best, Law and Charlton. On the International scene he was a regular
up front with Scotland. Law played in many a clash with England, most famously when they beat the then World Champions 3-2 at Wembley in 1967.

He played for Scotland a total of 55 times and olds the joint Scottish international goal scoring record with 30 goals longside Kenny Dalglish. Sadly, such was his fierce competitiveness Law was sometimes injured, no more costly than when he missed the 1968 European Cup triumph because of a knee injury.

Controversially, in 1973 he was given a free transfer by Tommy Docherty but had more good times with Manchester City and Scotland. In an infamous incident at Old Trafford 1974 with United deep in trouble at the foot of the league and playing City, Law in the 85th minute half-heartedly back-heeled the ball into United’s net. It won the game for City 1-0 and United were consequently relegated.

The devastation on Law’s face after the goal showed the bond he still had with his old club. In fact, it was his last ever kick in League football as he was so downcast he retired straight after the game. The fact the United fans never blamed him for it showed their great affection and respect for him also. His career in football ended after playing for Scotland in the 1974 World Cup. Since then he has been involved in media work and working currently for BBC Radio 5, Sky and MUTV.

Denis Law will always be remembered as a great, a player to set the passions and imagination of every fan on fire. The ultimate United goal-scorer, the first and some
may still maintain, King of Old Trafford.

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