Infamous Man Utd kit which saw Sir Alex Ferguson fined £10,000 set to lose embarrassing record after 29 years
MANCHESTER UNITED’s infamous kit is set to lose its embarrassing record after 29 years.
In 1996, Southampton triumphed 3-0 over the Red Devils after netting all three goals in the first half.
Sir Alex Ferguson‘s side were wearing what has become known as an infamous grey kit.
The team opted to change the shirts at the break for a blue and white third kit.
The change was done in the hope of switching up the team’s fortunes on the pitch.
However, they were unable to get back into the contest and were instead fined £10,000 for the change of shirts.
This means that the original grey kit was only worn for 45 minutes and is the least work kit.
That record has now finally been broken due to Turkish giants Galatasaray.
The club wore a special Puma kit in their clash against Adana Demispor.
However, their rivals walked out in protest because of the referee’s decisions during the game.
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The walkout occurred in the 34th minute of the match, beating Man United’s record by 11 minutes.
The match was suspended with the score 1-0 to Galatasaray thanks to a penalty goal from Alvaro Morata.
As a result, it could now go down as the kit worn for the fewest minutes in history unless it is used again.
Ferguson revealed that the grey kit his team used led to them having trouble seeing each other on the pitch.
This theory was eventually proven right by a vision specialist in 2018.
The legendary manager also insisted that the fine was the “best £10,000 he ever spent”.
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