He held a grudge against the Manchester Evening News for printing FC’s match reports and, at the height of fan protests, he was a willing spokesman for United’s owners.

In 2018, the United superfan told us how he wanted to boost his collection of badges to 62,958 to reflect the anniversary of the Munich Air Disaster - 6.2.1958. Article continues below ...

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