May 26th Is a Sacred Date for Manchester United

DBasia.news – Manchester United met Villarreal in the top match of the 2020-2021 Europa League, at the PGE Arena Gdansk Stadium, Wednesday (26/5) local time. For The Red Devils, May 26 has a special meaning.

On May 26 – the same date that Man United competed in this season’s Europa League final – Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s goal helped the Red Devils win the 1999 Champions League title. At that time, the Red Devils, led by legendary manager Sir Alex Ferguson, overthrew Bayern Munich. in the final match.

More than 20 years later, Solskjaer now hopes that Ferguson’s arrival to watch the match live in Poland can inspire Manchester United to win the Europa League.

Solskjaer is well aware that Ferguson is a figure who has a big role in his career. Until now, the manager from Norway is still in contact with Ferguson.

“He is a special person, like a football encyclopedia,” Solskjaer said as reported by the BBC.

“Even though when I asked him to eat at a restaurant, I was sure if the players had questions about something, it could be brought up. I owe him a lot.”

Furthermore, May 26 is even more sacred for Manchester United because Sir Matt Busby, who is considered the founding father of The Red Devils, was born on May 26th, 1909.