1968 European Cup final was sweetest of victories for Matt Busby

A large group of supporters ended up in the West End, dancing in the fountains of Trafalgar Square, making their way down Whitehall and into Downing Street where, around midnight, chants of ‘Wilson out, Busby in’ were heard. Harold Wilson was, of course, the Labour Prime Minister at the time.

The United boss may not have got that job, but he was knighted for his achievement in rebuilding the club that was devastated by the Munich Air Disaster, an awful accident that came very close to costing him his own life.