8. You reckon Duncan Edwards is possibly the greatest footballer of all time, even though you never saw him play, you don’t know anyone else who saw him play, or anyone who has even seen him play on YouTube
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9. Sir Alex is a God in your eyes for what he achieved with the club
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10. You can recite the entire Clive Tyldesley commentary of the ’99 Champions League final from the words “Can Manchester United score? They always score.”
11. You hate Leeds because they’re self-aggrandising and tried to buy the Premier League (because nobody ever does that!) and because they had Eric Cantona first, meaning you treat them like a bad ex.
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12. It doesn’t matter how rarely Diego Forlan scored, because he put two past Jerzy Dudek
19 signs you’re a hardcore Manchester United fan
1. You own an ‘ironic’ Djemba Djemba or Kleberson jersey
2. You hated all of August 2012 because of the constant use of the Martin Tyler ‘Aguerooooooooo!’ sound clip
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3. You still think Jordi Cruyff was better than his dad
4. You hated the manner of City’s victory in the Premier League because it was such a trademark United way of winning
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5. You love Ryan Giggs for all the same reasons you hate Steven Gerrard
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6. You were on Keane’s side in Saipan
7. You can’t stop telling your mates how good a pundit Gary Neville is
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8. You reckon Duncan Edwards is possibly the greatest footballer of all time, even though you never saw him play, you don’t know anyone else who saw him play, or anyone who has even seen him play on YouTube
9. Sir Alex is a God in your eyes for what he achieved with the club
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10. You can recite the entire Clive Tyldesley commentary of the ’99 Champions League final from the words “Can Manchester United score? They always score.”
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11. You hate Leeds because they’re self-aggrandising and tried to buy the Premier League (because nobody ever does that!) and because they had Eric Cantona first, meaning you treat them like a bad ex.
12. It doesn’t matter how rarely Diego Forlan scored, because he put two past Jerzy Dudek
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13. You eat prawn sandwiches
14. You actually paid money for Andrew Cole’s debut single
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15. You get your post-match arguments verbatim from Fergie
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16. You think Les Sealey was one tough nugget
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17. You watch ‘Looking for Eric’ on DVD constantly
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18. You tell anyone who’ll listen that Roy Keane’s performance against Juve was the greatest display by any footballer ever
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19. You’re convinced Cristiano Ronaldo will return at the end of the season
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What have we forgotten? Let us know in the comments section below.
A version of this article appeared on 23 March, 2013
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