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A reminder that Manchester United were not always too rich to go down | Barney Ronay

Being relegated is now unthinkable but when they went down in 1974 the club was revitalisedThere was a good story at the start of this week’s BT Sport documentary Too Good To Go Down, a highly watchable 90-minute blockbuster about Manchester United’s relegation in the 1973-74 season. Ten minutes into the film the United winger Willie Morgan starts to talk about Wilf McGuinness, who enjoyed an uneasy succession to Matt Busby. Related: Manchester United are crumbling, so why the lack of fan fury? | Jonathan Wilson Related: Ederson leads the way as a ball-playing Premier League midfielder in gloves Related: Manchester United v Fulham: match preview Continue reading...

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