Man United and Leeds pay tribute to McQueen before Oslo friendly
Man United captain Raphael Varane and Leeds skipper Liam Cooper wear special ‘McQueen 5’ shirts as rivals pay tribute to former star before Oslo friendly
- Gordon McQueen died aged 70 last month following a battle with dementia
- Man United and Leeds paid tribute to former star before friendly on Wednesday
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Manchester United and Leeds United paid an emotional tribute to former star Gordon McQueen before their pre-season friendly.
Former Scotland centre-half McQueen died aged 70 last month following a battle with dementia.
On Wednesday, Man United captain Raphael Varane and Leeds skipper Liam Cooper wore shirts with the Scot’s old No 5 as they led their sides out in Oslo.
There was also a minute’s applause as an image of McQueen was displayed on the big screen at the Ullevaal Stadion.
The friendly between the clubs was their first match since his death.
Man United captain Raphael Varane wore a special shirt in tribute to Gordon McQueen
Two captains, Raphael Varane and Liam Cooper, wore shirts with the Scot’s old No 5
After the match, which Man United won 2-0, his daughter, Sky Sports presenter Hayley, tweeted: ‘Thank you @LUFC & @ManUtd on MUTV for the wonderful pre-match tribute to my dad in Norway both captains wearing McQueen & his number 5 too.
‘Seems almost fate his two former clubs play each other so close after his passing.’
McQueen won the league during six years with Leeds, playing under Don Revie.
He later moved to rivals Man Utd for £495,000, which, at the time, made him Britain’s most expensive footballer
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He spent seven years at Old Trafford from 1978 to 1985 and collected a FA Cup winners medal.
He also won 30 caps for his country.
Man United defenders Henning Berg and Ronny Johnsen shared their memories of McQueen during the pre-match build-up on MUTV.
‘I grew up in Norway watching United play in cup finals as a kid,’ said Berg.
There was a minute’s applause as an image of McQueen was displayed on the big screen
McQueen spent six years at Leeds before moving to Manchester United in 1978
‘One of the players I remember from when I was seven, eight, nine years old was Gordon McQueen, dominating in defence. He played with Steve Coppell, Lou Macari, Gary Bailey… all these guys. For sure, it’s always sad when ex-players and good guys pass away.’
Johnsen recalled meeting Gordon and, like Berg, said he was a player who stood out to him when he was growing up.
‘I was fortunate to meet him as well and he was a very nice man,’ added Ronny.
‘I was very sad to see him go. As Henning said, I remember him from when I was a kid. I collected football cards and always in my team was Gordon McQueen.’
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