What is Manchester United?
Manchester United is one of the most famous and successful football clubs in the world, based at Old Trafford in Greater Manchester. The club has won 20 English league titles, a record shared with Liverpool.
The club was founded in 1878 as Newton Heath and was renamed Manchester United in 1902.
In 1958, the Munich air disaster killed eight players, known as the Busby Babes, along with others. Manager Matt Busby survived and rebuilt the team.
European success
In 1968, Manchester United became the first English club to win the European Cup. They won it again in 1999 and in 2008.
Under manager Sir Alex Ferguson, from 1986 to 2013, the club won 13 Premier League titles. In 1999, they won the treble of the Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League.
Famous players include George Best, Bobby Charlton, Denis Law, Eric Cantona, Ryan Giggs, David Beckham and Cristiano Ronaldo.
Old Trafford, known as the Theatre of Dreams, is one of the largest club stadiums in England. The club's nickname is the Red Devils.