what was manchester united first name?
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 Manchester United was the second highest @-@ earning football club in the world for 2013 – 14 , with an annual revenue of € 518 million , and the world 's third most valuable football club in 2015 , valued at $ 1 @.@ 98 billion . As of June 2015 , it is the world 's most valuable football brand , estimated to be worth $ 1 @.@ 2 billion . It is one of the most widely supported football teams in the world . After being floated on the London Stock Exchange in 1991 , the club was purchased by Malcolm Glazer in May 2005 in a deal valuing the club at almost £ 800 million , after which the company was taken private again . In August 2012 , Manchester United made an initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange . The club holds several rivalries , most notably with Liverpool , Manchester City and Leeds United , and more recently with Arsenal . 

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 By the end of the season Manchester United had become the world ’ s richest football club , and the most valuable sporting brand worldwide . The club was also at the centre of a takeover bid by BSkyB , which was blocked by the Monopolies and Mergers Commission in March 1999 . 

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 Manchester United was floated on the stock market in 1991 , and they received yet another takeover bid in 1998 , this time from Rupert Murdoch 's BSkyB Corporation . The Manchester United board accepted a £ 623 million offer , but the takeover was blocked by the Monopolies and Mergers Commission at the final hurdle in April 1999 . A few years later , a power struggle emerged between the club 's manager , Sir Alex Ferguson , and his horse @-@ racing partners , John Magnier and J. P. McManus , who had gradually become the largest shareholders via their company , Cubic Expression . In a dispute that stemmed from contested ownership of the horse Rock of Gibraltar , Magnier and McManus attempted to have Ferguson removed from his position as manager , and the board responded by approaching investors to attempt to reduce the Irishmen 's influence . 

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 Manchester United was floated on the stock market in June 1991 ( raising £ 6 @.@ 7 million ) , and received yet another takeover bid in 1998 , this time from Rupert Murdoch 's British Sky Broadcasting Corporation . This resulted in the formation of Shareholders United Against Murdoch – now the Manchester United Supporters ' Trust – who encouraged supporters to buy shares in the club in an attempt to block any hostile takeover . The Manchester United board accepted a £ 623 million offer , but the takeover was blocked by the Monopolies and Mergers Commission at the final hurdle in April 1999 . A few years later , a power struggle emerged between the club 's manager , Alex Ferguson , and his horse @-@ racing partners , John Magnier and J. P. McManus , who had gradually become the majority shareholders . In a dispute that stemmed from contested ownership of the horse Rock of Gibraltar , Magnier and McManus attempted to have Ferguson removed from his position as manager , and the board responded by approaching investors to attempt to reduce the Irishmen 's majority . 

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 In October 1945 , the impending resumption of football led to the managerial appointment of Matt Busby , who demanded an unprecedented level of control over team selection , player transfers and training sessions . Busby led the team to second @-@ place league finishes in 1947 , 1948 and 1949 , and to FA Cup victory in 1948 . In 1952 , the club won the First Division , its first league title for 41 years . With an average age of 22 , the back @-@ to @-@ back title winning side of 1956 were labelled " the Busby Babes " by the media , a testament to Busby 's faith in his youth players . In 1957 , Manchester United became the first English team to compete in the European Cup , despite objections from The Football League , who had denied Chelsea the same opportunity the previous season . En route to the semi @-@ final , which they lost to Real Madrid , the team recorded a 10 – 0 victory over Belgian champions Anderlecht , which remains the club 's biggest victory on record . 
