DO YOU KNOW THE FIRST BROTHERS TO CAPTAIN OPPOSING TEAMS IN A ENGLISH TOP FLIGHT MATCH?

                                                    
Gary Neville and Phil Neville on November 29 2006, became the first brothers to captain opposing teams in the English top flight when Manchester United beat Everton FC 3-0 in an English Premier League (EPL) match.

DO YOU KNOW THE ONLY TWO MANCHESTER UNITED PLAYERS THAT WERE SELECTED BY THEIR COUNTRY FOR THEIR USA 1994 FIFA WORLD CUP SQUAD?

Only Denis Irwin and Roy Keane are the two Manchester United players that were selected by their country; the Republic of Ireland for their USA 1994 FIFA World Cup squad.       


They got to the second round stage at the tournament where they were knocked out by the Oranje of The Netherlands 2-0. They were in the same group with Italy, Norway and Mexico.

DID YOU KNOW THE PLAYER THAT HOLD THE RECORD FOR SCORING IN THE MOST CONSECUTIVE ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE (EPL) GAMES?

With 10, Dutchman Ruud Van Nistelrooy holds the record for scoring in the most consecutive English Premier League (EPL) games while playing for Manchester United which spanned from 2002/2003 to 2003/2004 seasons.

DO YOU KNOW THE OLDEST PLAYER TO HAVE WON AN ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE (EPL) WINNERS' MEDAL?

                                                    
On May 22 2011, Dutch goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar for Manchester United was the oldest player to have won an English Premier League (EPL) winner's medal at the age of 40 years and 7 months.

DO YOU KNOW WHICH DECADE SAW THE MOST DIFFERENT CLUBS WIN THE ENGLISH TOP FLIGHT LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP?

 

It was in the 1960s when eight different football clubs were English First Division Champions: Burnley, Everton FC, Ipswich Town, Leeds United, Liverpool (twice), Manchester City, Manchester United (twice) and Tottenham Hotspur. Seven different clubs won the First Division Championship in the 1920s.

DO YOU KNOW THE ENGLISH CLUB STEPHANE HENCHOZ STARTED AND ENDED HIS CAREER WITH?

 Stéphane Henchoz who is from Switzerland started and finished his football club playing career in England at Blackburn Rovers. In June 1997, he turned down an opportunity to join Manchester United, instead signing for Blackburn Rovers for a fee of £3 million which he stayed until the end of the 1998/1999 season when Rovers were relegated.  

Henchoz remained a EPL player after being purchased for £3.5 million by Liverpool where he had his best spell in England. He rejoined Blackburn Rovers in 2006 after spells with Celtic FC and Wigan Athletic where he was released by Mark Hughes in May 19 2008 and he retired from active football in October 13, 2008. 

IN WHICH OF THE 21 SEASONS OF THE ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE (EPL) HAS RYAN GIGGS SCORE THE MOST GOALS?

 

Ryan Giggs

In the 1993/1994 season Ryan Giggs scored 13 English Premier League (EPL) goals which was the most in his Manchester United career. Since then, he has scored in every season of the EPL & the last season of English Division One in 1991/1992.

DO YOU KNOW WHICH FOOTBALL CLUB EVERTON FC HAVE TAKEN THE MOST POINTS OFF DURING THE ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE ERA?

 

Everton have won 64 points against West Ham United with 18 wins and 10 draws in the 34 English Premier League (EPL) matches played from 1993/1994 to 2012/2013 seasons. 

The Toffees are one of seven teams to have played all 21 seasons of the EPL since its inception in August 1992 - the others being Arsenal, Aston Villa, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester United, and Tottenham Hotspur.

DID YOU KNOW THE FIRST MANCHESTER UNITED PLAYER TO WAER THE NUMBER 23 JERSEY WHEN SQUAD NUMBERS WAS INTRODUCED IN THE ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE?

Tom Cleverley

Mike Phelan

With the introduction of English Premier League (EPL) squad numbers for the 1993/1994 season, Mike Phelan, current Manchester United Assistant Manager was issued with the number 23 shirt by his boss, Sir Alex Ferguson which was next worn by Phil Neville. The former Norwich City man didn't get a winners medal because he didn't play enough games for it, but was awarded in the inaugural 1992/1993 season. The number 23 is currently been worn by Tom Cleverley.  

DID YOU KNOW THE LAST PLAYER TO MOVE FROM ARSENAL FC TO MANCHESTER UNITED BEFORE ROBIN VAN PERSIE DID IN AUGUST 2012?

Viv Anderson in action for Arsenal

Anderson in Man Utd shirt

In 1987, Viv Anderson is the last Arsenal FC player to move to Manchester United before Robin van Persie did in August 2012.  

Anderson was the first ever signing of Sir Alex Ferguson as he consolidate on his new post at Old Trafford in a bitter £250,000 deal which the Gunners bemoaned the deal as then manager George Graham had no obvious replacement for the defender.

DID YOU KNOW THE LAST PLAYER THAT WAS TRANSFERED BETWEEN MANCHESTER UNITED AND LIVERPOOL FC?

Phil Chisnall

Phil Chisnall, a product of Manchester United's prolific youth system, joined Liverpool FC for £25,000 in 1964 after making 47 appearances and scoring 10 goals for the Red Devil.  As of 2012, Chisnall remains the last player to be transferred directly between both Lanchashire bitter rivals. 

While at Liverpool FC, he only managed eight appearances and two goals, before moving on to Southend United in 1967.  He finished his career with a season at Stockport County in 1971/1972, making 30 league appearances for them.

DO YOU KNOW WHEN ALEX OXLADE-CHAMBERLAIN SCORED HIS FIRST GOAL FOR ARSENAL FC?

The Ox

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain who was signed from Southampton for £12 million initial payment which could rise to £15 million with "add-ons" made his Arsenal FC debut on August 28, 2011, in the 8–2 defeat at Manchester United, as a 62nd minute substitute for Francis Coquelin, thus becoming the 150th player to represent Arsenal FC in the English Premier League (EPL). 

On September 20, 2011, Oxlade-Chamberlain scored his first goal for Arsenal FC in the 58th minute of a Carling Cup match against Shrewsbury Town, with a drive from 25 yards. Arsenal FC won 3–1.

When he was younger, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain now of Arsenal FC and the Three Lions of England was offered a trial at rugby club London Irish, but didn't attend as football was his main aim.

DO YOU KNOW THE TEAM THAT WERE THE ENGLISH DIVISION 1 LEAGUE CHAMPIONS WHEN QUEEN ELIZABETH II FIRST BECAME MONARCH?

Queen Elizabeth II

Tottenham Hotspur were the current English First Division champions on 6th February 1952 when King George VI died and Queen Elizabeth II became Britain's Monarch. 

Spurs had won the 1950/1951 English First Division ahead of Manchester United (who would be 1951/1952 champions), Blackpool and Newcastle United.

DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY JAPANESE PLAYERS THAT HAVE GRACED THE EPL AFTER SHINJI KAGAWA RECENTLY SIGNED FOR MANCHESTER UNITED?

Shinji Kagawa

Shinji Kagawa will be the 5th Japanese player in the English Premier League (EPL) history after Manchester United have agreed deal with Borussia Dortmund.

The other Japanese to have played in the EPL are Junichi Inamoto for Fulham FC and West Brom from 2002–2006, Ryo Miyaichi for Bolton Wanderers in 2012 on loan from Arsenal, Hidetoshi Nakata for  Bolton Wanderers from 2005–2006 and Kazuyuki Toda for Tottenham Hotspur from 2002–2003 which makes it 5 in total.

 

DO YOU KNOW WHO SCORED ENGLAND'S ONLY TWO GOALS IN THE 2011 UEFA EUROPEAN U-21 FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP HELD IN DENMARK?

Danny Welbeck

Danny Welbeck of Manchester United scored England's only two goals in the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship hosted by Denmark when they were eliminated in Group B that had Spain, Ukraine and Czech Republic. 

He scored an 88th minute equaliser as England began the tournament with a 1–1 draw against Spain and equalised against Czech Republic in the 76th minute but still lost the game 1-2 under the tutulage of Stuart Pearce.

DID YOU KNOW HOW OLD ERIC CANTONA WAS WHEN HE RETIRED FROM ACTIVE FOOTBALL WITH MANCHESTER UNITED?

Frenchman Eric Cantona who played the best part of his footballing career with Manchester United FC where he won four English Premier League (EPL) titles in five years and two EPL and English FA Cup doubles from 1992 to 1997 where he retired at the age of 31 years old. He was voted as Manchester United's greatest ever player by the Inside United magazine. 

DID YOU KNOW THE STADIUM WHERE BAYERN MUNICH WON THE 2000/2001 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE?

Bayern Munich led by Ottmar Hitzfeld won their 4th UEFA Champions League trophy at the Stadio Giusseppe Meazza in San Siro Milan. The Bavarians beat Spanish side, Valencia CF 5–4 on penalties after a 1–1 draw after extra-time in the 2000/2001 season. 

It was Bayern Munich's first title since 1976 during the era of Franz Beckenbauer, Gerd Muller, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, Ludwig Schuster and Sepp Maier. The 2000/2001 season final saw the two previous seasons losing finalists clash, Bayern Munich losing to Manchester United in 1999 and Valencia CF losing to Real Madrid CF in 2000.

DID YOU KNOW WHO WAS VOTED THE GOALKEEPER OF THE TOURNAMENT AT THE SWEDEN 1958 FIFA WORLD CUP?

Harry Gregg in goal for Man Utd

Harry Gregg who joined Manchester United in 1957 from Doncaster Rovers became the costliest goalkeeper for £23,000 at that time. Just four months after the Munich disaster that claimed lives of the Busby Babes, Gregg played for Northern Ireland at the FIFA World Cup in Sweden. He was taken by land and sea and was voted goalkeeper of the tournament, ahead of Russia’s Lev Yashin.

DO YOU KNOW THE FIRST PLAYER TO CAPTAIN THE WINNING CLUB IN BOTH THE SCOTTISH CUP AND THE ENGLISH FA CUP?

Elegant and cultured defender, Martin Buchan is the first and only player to captain the winning team in both the Scottish Cup and the English FA Cup finals. At the age of 20, Buchan was handed the captain’s armband of Aberdeen, his boyhood club and he enjoyed early success, leading the Dons to victory in the Scottish Cup Final of 1970 – the youngest player ever to do so. He also captained Manchester United to win the 1977 English FA Cup final against Liverpool, which they won 2–1 at Wembley Stadium.

DO YOU KNOW THE GOALKEEPER THAT SAVED RUUD VAN NISTELROOY'S FIRST PENALTY KICK MISS IN THE EPL?

Finland and Bolton Wanderers shot stopper Jussi Jääskeläinen, was the goalkeeper to save the first penalty off Ruud van Nistelrooy's boots in open play during the opening English Premier League (EPL) match of the 2003/2004 season between Manchester United and his club on August 16, 2003.