Get the United transfer latest, team news, match updates and analysis delivered straight to your inbox every day for free “I tried to take him to West Brom but he said the only club he would leave for was Manchester United. “He might have only been with us a month but he made a huge impact at the club and he was extremely popular. “It was a real tragedy to lose him like that." It was the summer of 1981 and there was huge change at Manchester United following the appointment of Ron Atkinson as manager.
United had just sacked Dave Sexton after a four-year spell, in which they had failed to win a major trophy. A disappointing eighth-place finish in the First Division saw them fall even further away from their lofty ambitions.
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