Brian McClair

Brian McClair spent 11 years as a player at Manchester United, winning four Premier League titles, and the former striker now looks totally different from ...

[Manchester United](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/manchester-united-fc) so I didn’t want to give the manager any excuses, other than me trying to run about on the pitch. "And he was given the time. A third said: "Reminding me of tim Allen in the Santa claus." Another supporter added: "He deserves a pint after just coming through his busiest time of the year." The striker joined from [Celtic](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/celtic-fc) in 1987, scoring 31 goals in his first season with the Red Devils. Now, McClair has been spotted in a pub in Manchester, though he looks unrecognisible from his time at Old Trafford.

Brian McClair spent 11 years with Manchester United - winning four Premier League titles.

The 59-year-old has the Red Devils in his DNA having spent 11 years at Old Trafford between 1987 and 1998 before later spending nine years working as the club's academy director. He would eventually earn a transfer to United in 1987 and the move would see him cement his status as a true United legend as he rattled in 127 goals for the Red Devils. A third (@toglat2805) was also in agreement, jokingly writing: "He deserves a pint after just coming through his busiest time of the year."

Brian McClair was spotted enjoying a pint in a Manchester pub with a bushy white beard and shoulder-length grey hair.

Another supporter added: "He deserves a pint after just coming through his busiest time of the year." Now though, he has long grey hair and a bushy white beard, leading to United supporters pointing out his resemblance to Father Christmas. A photo emerged on Monday evening of McClair sitting in the Gold Cup pub in Manchester's tough Longsight district. Bandit Bus tweeted: "Brian McClair in the Gold Cup having a pint. After his move to Manchester, he scored 31 goals in his first season and became the first United player to score more than 20 league goal in a season since George Best managed the feat in the 1967 and 1968 campaign. [Celtic Park](https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/all-about/celtic-park) legend played with the club from 1983 to 1987 before he transferred to Manchester United in the early years of Sir Alex Ferguson's reign, spending 11 trophy-laden years at Old Trafford.

Manchester United fans have been shocked by the appearance of one of the club's former forwards, after a photo was published on social media of them having ...

Gentleman Alexander Chapmann Ferguson come to Manchester Utd on November 7, 1986, when the team was struggling to continue in existence.

He returned to Old Trafford in 2001 to join the coaching staff, serving as head of the club’s youth academy until 2015. In the past few hours, this Manchester United legend has gone viral after being photographed with a fan while drinking beer in a pub in the northern English port city. Gentleman Alexander Chapmann Ferguson come to Manchester Utd on November 7, 1986, when the team was struggling to continue in existence.