What also encapsulated United’s philosophy, arguably the principle of another age, was that Best was still trying to score in the last few seconds of the game, even though they were through to the Wembley final. At the final whistle, United fans ran on the pitch. Everyone knew what the European Cup meant to the club, to the players and Busby, who had rebuilt the team after the Munich air disaster. It was so fitting that Foulkes, one of the Munich survivors, should confirm United’s place in the final.