How Man Utd used to train in the 1970s

“Bobby Charlton, Lou Macari and George Best were some of the best when it came to working hard in training. Even those who weren’t good at training were still fit, although I remember Jimmy Nicholl and Jimmy Kelly once struggled on a run from Heaton Park to The Cliff, where we used to train in Salford.

“When they finally trailed in, they were dragging each other over the line. Bill Foulkes was so disgusted he sent them back out to do the circuit again!”

This article first appeared in a back issue of Inside United, our official magazine.