Saluting history’s most under-rated Reds
There are many names in the Busby era who gave great service without capturing the imagination in the same way as some of the more storied players, men like Johnny Berry, Jack Crompton and John Aston Snr.
Our writers have highlighted the under-rated quality of Michael Carrick, the cog in the wheel that helped his more high-profile team-mates work their magic, and the same could have been said with Paddy Crerand in the 1960s, a much-loved figure but maybe someone whose genuine quality and importance to Busby’s side in the 1960s is somewhat over-looked.
Likewise, Bill Foulkes, Nobby Stiles and David Herd may not have grabbed the same headlines as the United Trinity, but all were vital to that decade’s success.
