United make it a red letter day for Manchester
Date published: 16 May 2011
A CITY united!
Rivalries were set aside as football fans joined forces in Oldham on Saturday to celebrate a momentous occasion for Manchester.
Blues and Reds came together to mark the historic day which first saw United clinch the Premier League title with a 1-1 draw at Blackburn.
Then it was City’s turn to celebrate as they saw off Stoke in the FA Cup final, earning their first serious silverware for 35 years.
Blues and reds united in glory
CHEER we go . . . rivalries were set aside as Oldham’s City and United fans basked in glory at the weekend.
And none were more delighted at City lifting the FA Cup and United clinching the Premier League title on the same day as Angela McDonald and Debra Hallsworth (pictured) who watched the game at the Old Bank pub in Yorkshire Street.
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