the footie quiz
Blackburn Rovers. They were bidding to become only the fourth team of the 20th Century to complete "the Double" and the first in United's history. The closest the club had been previously was 1957 when the "Busby Babes" won the League but lost the cup final to Aston Villa. United were red-hot favourites going into the match fielding their strongest team, however some pundits were predicting an upset or at least they were hoping for an upset. Bryan Robson, the man who had lifted the F.A. Cup three times already as captain of United was dropped from the squad in favour of Brian McClair, who was considered by Alex Ferguson as a giving him more options from the bench. Chelsea manager Glenn Hoddle left himself out of his team, and took a place as substitute ur knowledge
United went into the final as Premiership Champions, having won the title by 8 points over Blackburn Rovers. They were bidding to become only the fourth team of the 20th Century to complete "the Double" and the first in United's history. The closest the club had been previously was 1957 when the "Busby Babes" won the League but lost the cup final to Aston Villa. United were red-hot favourites going into the match fielding their strongest team, however some pundits were predicting an upset or at least they were hoping for an upset. Bryan Robson, the man who had lifted the F.A. Cup three times already as captain of United was dropped from the squad in favour of Brian McClair, who was considered by Alex Ferguson as a giving him more options from the bench. Chelsea manager Glenn Hoddle left himself out of his team, and took a place as substitute