Manchester United promote new kit that is 'Made in Manchester' with a picture of Oldham The image will not be used in any other part of the campaign. The design of United's 2012/13 home kit is inspired by gingham, a fabric produced in Manchester during the Industrial Revolution. The print is described on the club's website as a tribute to the fabric that turned Manchester from a "small market town to a global centre of cotton textiles." The red shirt with black trim includes the words: "Forged in Industry, Striving for Glory" inside the collar. United followers showed a mixed reaction to the kit on Facebook, with many fans criticising the gingham pattern.