Manchester United 2002/03 Nike with Ruud van Nistelrooy 10 Nameset Nike

Club: Manchester United
Year: 2002/03
Brand: Nike
Jersey Type: Away
Size: XL
Player Name: Ruud van Nistelrooy 10
Chest length (cm): 61
Shirt length (cm): 77
History: Manchester United's first ever Nike kits signified a renewed era for the club as the Sir Alex Ferguson's U-turn on retirement and ushering a small number of academy players to bolster an already established Class of 92 core & international superstars in Fabian Barthez, Juan Sebastian Veron, Mikael Silvestre, Laurent Blanc & Ruud van Nistelrooy. With the British transfer record signing of "Rolls-Royce" defender in Rio Ferdinand, helped propelled the club's faltering title defence the previous season to snatch the league from modern day arch rival, Arsenal. With van Nistelrooy leading the league in goals scored. Despite a successful title winning season, United were closed to adding a League Cup in the same season, losing to Liverpool in the then-Worthington Cup. There were a few butterfly effects in the 2002/03 season beginning with the fallout between Fergie & David Beckham in the infamous boot kicking incident after the FA Cup fifth round defeat that built turmoil through the rest of the season. The entertaining 4-3 aggregate lost to Real Madrid in the Champions League quarterfinals in the same season Old Trafford was slated to host the Final of. With a certain Russian oligarch in the stands at Old Trafford for the second leg witnessed the 3-1 win over Real sparked Roman Abramovich's interest in ownership of a London based Premier League club & settle for Chelsea that gave the financially struggling club unlimited resources to break the duopoly of Arsenal & Manchester United.

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