When Wilkins faced Maradona at Old Trafford

After making his name with Chelsea, the consummate midfielder joined the Reds in the summer of 1979 and went on to make 194 appearances, scoring 10 goals, before being transferred to Italian giants AC Milan in 1984. He proceeded to give service to several clubs, including Paris St Germain, Rangers, Queens Park Rangers and Hibernian. Ray also represented England 84 times at senior level.

In this archive feature published in United Review in 2011, Wilkins reflected on one of his favourite nights in a red shirt.

RAY RECALLS UNITED v BARCELONA 1984

I was lucky to have a long career in football and to play in some massive matches, but I have never experienced a night like the one when we beat Barcelona 3-0 at Old Trafford.

We had lost 2-0 at the Nou Camp where Barça had hammered us, but we were looking forward to the return in the hope of turning things round.

However, there was some trepidation as they were so gifted, with players such as Diego Maradona and Bernd Schuster.