4 season was a historic one as it was the season Denis Law, Bobby Charlton and George Best teamed up for the first time.Benfica and United make their way out onto Wembley for the 1968 European Cup Final, which United won 4-1. In 1966/67 United won the league again therefore winning the right to compete in the European Cup again the following season and what a season it turned out to be. On a warm summers evening at Wembley Stadium, England Manchester United played Benfica in their first European Cup final. Benfica ,with one of the greatest players ever up front in Eusebio, were never in it and United won 4-1 in extra time. The goals came from Charlton with two and Best and Kidd picked up one each.The European Champions.The 1970s were a disaster as the Red Devils dropped to the Second Division but just a season later they got themselves back into the First Division under the guidance of new manager Tommy Docherty. In 1977 United got back on the winners list by winning the F.A. Cup and the Charity Shield. The 1980s were as inconsistent as you could possibly get as United had a trophy drought and picked up just three honours them being the Charity Shield in 1983 and two F.A. Cups in 1983 and 1985. Ron Atkinson started the decade as the manager and he quickly brought a entertaining side including Bryan Robson one of the greatest ever to wear a United shirt. In 1986 Alex Ferguson replaced Big Ron as manager and United were about to start the most successful part of the clubs history.The Successful 90sThe 1990s under Alex Ferguson have been the clubs most successful and, rightly so, United have been labelled the team of the decade, in the English game. In the 1990s under Ferguson United have won 17 trophies including five Premier Leagues, four F.A. Cups, five Charity Shields and the most important two a European Cup Winners Cup and a European Super Cup. Fergusons belief in his youngsters has led to players like David Beckham, Ryan Giggs, Pa...
