ManchesterUnited Football Club, commonly referred to as Man United (often stylised as Man Utd) or simply United, is a professional football club based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. They compete in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. ManchesterUnited live transfer updates, breaking news, strong opinions from the best United writers, up-to-the-minute team news, injury and squad latest, live press conference coverage, match reports, fixtures and gossip from the Manchester Evening News. Get all the breaking ManchesterUnited news. Headlines linking to the best sites from around the web. Charlton starred for United and in 1968 led them to EuropeanCup glory at Wembley, where Erik ten Hag’s men would love to return for June’s Champions League final. ManchesterUnited Win EuropeanCup vs S.L. Benfica (1968) | British Pathé.29th May 1968. ManchesterUnited winger George Best scoring a solo goal to restore the lead over Benfica during extra time in the Eurpean Cup Final, at Wembley. He started his career at Sporting Lisbon at just 17, before moving to ManchesterUnited, then Real Madrid, Juventus, back to United, and eventually Saudi Arabia. Over two decades, through every league and stage, the goals have never stopped coming. He's averaged roughly 40 a year.