Manchester United have unveiled new grey third kits, as the club intensify preparations ahead of the forthcoming 2017/2018 season. According to a report posted on the Club's website, the new Adidas shirt was designed by a fan. The grey color is meant to bring back memories of the Club's infamous shirt from the 1995/1996 season when the club changed kits at half-time during a 3-1 defeat at Southampton.
The then Coach, Sir Alex Ferguson had ordered the team to change the grey kit claiming that the players were unable to see each other on the pitch. The team had worn the grey strip shirt four times earlier, drawing to Nottingham Forest and losing the other three to Aston Villa, Arsenal and Liverpool. Two days after losing to Southampton, the shirt was retired and the FA charged Old Trafford £10,000 for changing kits midgame.
United have described the new shirt as silver but Adidas insist that it is light grey stressing that the kit represents "the powerful bond between the team and its fans. The light grey shirt is designed with a graphic showing the silhouette of the famous 'Holy Trinity' statue outside of the club's Old Trafford stadium.
"The statue of club icons Sir Bobby Charlton, George Best and Denis Law represents a golden era in the club's history and it is this unique history that was the inspiration for the new third kit."
