Manchester United players have shown off their brand new 2018/19 home kit. They have gone back to their past and marked the 140th birthday of Newton Heath (Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway) Cricket and Football Club.
Players, including World Cup winner, Paul Pogba, and England players, Jesse Lingard and Marcus Rashford, took to the East Lancashire Railway‘s Baron Street works for the photoshoot.
The world famous football players stood in front of the world-famous Flying Scotsman as well as other steam locomotives and diesel locomotives.
The original team was formed in 1878 by the Carriage and Wagon department of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway depot at Newton Heath. The team originally played games against other departments and rail companies at their ground at North Road in Manchester.
The new shirt is available here. Other photos from the shoot are available here.
What did the officials say?
Richard Arnold, Group Managing Director of Manchester United, said:
There are many great moments in this club's fantastic history, and none more important than the year the club was founded, back in 1878. This shirt from adidas pays homage to the year we were founded, and marks 140 years of footballing success.
“The train track graphic on the shirt is a reference to the origins of the club, when the team was known as Newton Heath (Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway) Cricket and Football Club. Again, adidas has shown how innovative they are with their designs – taking a moment from the past and reshaping it for supporters into a jersey which I am sure the fans will love.”
Inigo Turner, design director at Adidas Football, said:
The new shirt for Manchester United mixes the heritage and history of the club's illustrious past, with modern technology and design innovation from adidas.
“When designing the kit, we wanted to tell the story of the first incarnation of the United kit, 140 years ago. Originally, the team wore dark shorts, and we've reinterpreted this story in a bold and contemporary way, connecting the past to the future, and combining the very best in performance with street wearability.
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Football and trains don’t blend well doesn’t it. But oh well at least they have had a good time. But it has spoilt it for the football fans and train enthusiasts.