Yes, I know that Charlton, Law, Best and the other United players wore blue shirts when they beat Benfica in the 1968 European Cup Final. Nevertheless, I can't help but feel that blue - whether dark or light blue - is the color of Man City, not United.
If anything, United's third shirt should be yellow (as it has been occasionally), not blue. Firstly, United's club logo has red and yellow in it. Newton Heath also initially played in yellow. Secondly, in the 30+ years that I have follwed the club, United seem to have played many poor games in blue. I don't have the statistics to prove it, but I am sure that, during this period, United has a lower win percentage when wearing blue shirts than when wearing other back-up colors such as white, yellow or black. As some fans will remember, for a few away matches some years ago, United tried out grey shirts, but they proved to be even worse and were discarded.
If United were to stop wearing blue shirts, black could be another alternative. Over the years, particularly when Cantona was at the club, United have played several good (away) games in black. Thus, maybe a daring combination of black and yellow should be United's third shirt?
What do you think? Please let me know your thoughts.
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