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Everybody is saying the same thing about the guy modelling Man United’s new kit

Published 17:59 17 Jul 2018 BST

Darragh Murphy
Everybody is saying the same thing about the guy modelling Man United’s new kit

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Manchester United have decided to tug on the nostalgic heart strings of supporters with their kit for the new season.

Ahead of the 2018/19 campaign, United have added a train track graphic to their new jersey as a tribute to the club's original name: Newton Heath (Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway) Cricket and Football Club. This year marks the 140th anniversary of the club's foundation and the throwback kit was unveiled on Tuesday morning. Richard Arnold, Group Managing Director of Manchester United, said: "There are many great moments in this club’s fantastic history, and none more important than the year the club was founded, back in 1878. This shirt from adidas pays homage to the year we were founded, and marks 140 years of footballing success. "The train track graphic on the shirt is a reference to the origins of the club, when the team was known as Newton Heath (Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway) Cricket and Football Club. Again, adidas has shown how innovative they are with their designs – taking a moment from the past and reshaping it for supporters into a jersey which I am sure the fans will love." The model who was selected to sport the new kit on United's website provided another element of nostalgia for supporters because he bears an uncanny resemblance to the club's former captain, Nemanja Vidic. Plenty of fans had to double-take at the sight of the model after believing that Vidic had picked up a side gig. https://twitter.com/JayJoeGeorge/status/1019195538296754177 https://twitter.com/jacquesn_edits/status/1019139002685886464 https://twitter.com/olutugbele/status/1019232656704376832 https://twitter.com/Ma25eY/status/1019222334106996736 https://twitter.com/bsng17/status/1019222074374656001 https://twitter.com/Aidan_Brady87/status/1019211429143040000 https://twitter.com/ibracelona/status/1019205555691274240 https://twitter.com/Makaveli1878/status/1018966411241193474 https://twitter.com/Momo2k13/status/1018037453389746177

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Everybody is saying the same thing about the guy modelling Man United's new kit