December 1984: The Last Time Man United Lost After Leading By Two Goals, 10 Facts Of The Time

6) Sir Bobby Robson was in charge of the England national team after being appointed as Three Lions boss in 1982. The former manager led England to the 1986 and 1990 World Cup finals as well as the European Championships in 1988.

5) Robin van Persie was the only player in United’s starting line-up against Leicester on Sunday to have been born before 1984 while unused substitute Darren Fletcher would have been just 10 months old when Ron Atkinson’s side fell to Clough’s Forest.