In Norman Whiteside's first Manchester derby, the Northern Irishman tackled a City rival with such ferocity that the player ended up in Sir Matt Busby's lap.
Whiteside reckons Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's United team will have to show the same kind of desire if they are to return from the Etihad with their 21-game unbeaten away record still intact.
Whiteside, the Old Trafford legend who broke into Ron Atkinson's team at the age of 16 and is still the youngest player in World Cup history, was never on the losing side in a battle between the Reds and Blues.
He still remembers with pride scoring the goal that gave Sir Alex Ferguson victory in his first FA Cup tie as United boss in January 1987.
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