About the author:

Andy Mitten – whose great uncle Charlie Mitten was a star in Matt Busby’s first great side – writes regularly for The Independent and FourFourTwo magazine. He has visited 90 countries and every continent as a football writer, covering derby games from Israel to the Faroes and Andorra to South Africa. He has also interviewed players such as Rooney, Ronaldinho, Rivaldo, Eto’o, Keane and Gerrard.

Born and bred in Manchester, Andy currently divides his time between M16 and Barcelona, scene of United’s greatest triumph. He has written or co-written eight United books including the critically acclaimed We’re the Famous Man United! – Old Trafford in the ’80s: The Players’ Stories.

Book Signings

Andy Mitten and Andrew Cole will be doing book signings on Thursday 29 October in Manchester (1pm at Waterstones in Arndale and 5om at WH Smith in the Trafford Center).

Andy Mitten Interview

Andy Mitten was a guest this week on the Soccerlens Podcast, where he talked about the current United and Barcelona sides (including a prediction for this year’s Champions League final) his experiences in interviewing certain players (Cantona and Cole) and insights into the differences in fan cultures in Spain and England.

Listen to Andy Mitten’s interview on the Soccerlens Podcast now.

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