The Duncan Edwards museum in Dudley added to their collection last week with a letter from the Worcestershire FA warmly congratulating the 15-year-old Busby Babe on signing for Manchester United.
It represented a key moment in history. More than any other individual, Edwards embodied the adventure and vitality of youth that turned United into a successful worldwide brand and produced decades of success lasting until Sir Alex Ferguson’s retirement in 2013.
Recent years have been less kind. Manchester has turned blue, with United lurching from one failed strategy to another. Even now, with club legend Ole Gunnar Solskjaer at the helm attempting to revive former glories, the global fanbase remains split as to whether he is the right man.