"And Smith must score!" He didn't. This DVD of the 1983 final between Manchester United and Brighton shows how the Red Devils claimed their 5th FA Cup.
The 1970s and early 1980s had not been glory years for Manchester United. Aside for the FA Cup in 1977, where the club defeated Liverpool 2-1, there had been very little to cheer about since the European Cup triumph in 1968. Could the FA Cup prove their salvation again? Only Brighton & Hove Albion stood in their way.
This great DVD tells the full story of one of the most dramatic cup finals ever. There are highlights from the first encounter, followed by complete uninterrupted coverage of the historic replay, where Manchesetr United went on the rampage against Brighton & Hove Albion. But should there have been a replay at all? In an epic first match, the game ebbed and flowed with both sides leading at different stages. With the game in time and the clock ticking by, Gordon Smith found himself a few yards out with just the Gary Bailey to beat. The chance went missing and the error would haunt Smith forever. United dominated the replay from start to finish. Goals from Bryan Robson and the young Norman Whiteside put the men from Old Trafford in command. Another from Robson and a penalty form Dutchman Arnold Muhren put a seal on another great night for Manchester United Football Club, all of this on Sir Matt Busby's 74th birthday.
Manchester United fans will thoroughly enjoy watching all the drama unfold from the 1983 FA Cup Final and replay. It's all here on one great DVD.
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