Before the horrors of the Munich Air Disaster, Matt Busby’s boys were gearing up for an historic campaign across all three major competitions in 1957/58…
“We must have a chance for all three,” said Matt Busby in the summer of 1957, when asked about his side’s chances of a clean sweep of major honours in the coming season.
Retaining the First Division title for a third successive term, going one further than the previous term’s FA Cup final defeat and building on a semi-final exit from the European Cup felt well within the capabilities of Busby’s thrilling young team, who were on the brink of greatness going into what would prove to be the most ill-fated campaign in club history.