Manchester United's new kit 'looks like a tea towel', say horrified fans

[The_Ripper]

Manchester United fans have reacted with horror to the club’s new ‘Gingham’ kit to be worn by Sir Alex Ferguson’s team from next season.

The chequered pattern on United’s famous red shirts is meant to be a nod to Manchester’s cotton industry at the time the club was formed in 1878.

The kit, designed by Nike, carries the slogan: Forged in Industry, Made of Manchester.



But fans leaving messages on United’s official Facebook page have compared it to a tablecloth or a tea towel. One wrote that it looks like ‘something Rupert the Bear would wear’.

A club spokesman said: ‘It’s historical, unusual and a bit different. Gingham was invented in Manchester going back to when it was known for its cotton mills.’