It was has been confirmed that Manchester United will be the ‘away’ team for the FA Cup final against Crystal Palace, which means we will play in our white kit. Newton Heath’s very first shirt, in their first two seasons, was white, which was then replaced by the green and gold. The last shirt they played in, before coming Manchester United, was the white shirt too.

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Manchester United beat Bristol in 1909 FA Cup final in the white shirt (with a red V) thanks to a goal from Sandy Turnbull.

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Manchester United beat Barcelona 2-1 in the 1991 Cup Winners Cup. Mark Hughes scored both goals for United and Ronald Koeman scored for Barca.

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Most recently, United wore white when knocking West Ham out of the FA Cup in the quarter-final replay.