Class Of 92

Inthepost-warera,ManchesterUnitedmanagerMattBusbystated:'Ifyouwantfootball'sfinestfruit,thenyougrowyourown.'Itwasaprinciplethattheclubcontinuestofollowtothisday.Butnosidehashadquitetheimpactofthe'Classof92',thefamousYouthCup-winningsidethatfeaturedDavidBeckham,NickyButt,RyanGiggs,theNevillebrothersandPaulScholesamongothers,suchasKeithGillespieandRobbieSavage,whomovedonelsewheretoachievetheirdreams.Inthisfascinatingaccountofthatlegendarygroupofkids,IanMarshallrevealsthebackgroundtoalltheplayerswhofeaturedinthecuprun,andexplainshowitwasthattheyweremouldedintoagreatteambymanagerEricHarrison.WhilethelivesofBeckhamandGiggshavebeenplayedoutinthepapersformorethan20years,othersdisappearedfrompublicview.Theirstoriesaretold,too:fromtheUnitedplayerwhokepthissupportforLiverpoolquietfromhisteam-mates,totheboywhowastippedtobeastarbutnowturnsoutforhischurchteam,welearnwhatitisthatmakestherealdifferencebetweentheverybestandalltherest.