The kit is a tribute towards The Pink, a newspaper which was sold to United and City fans

Manchester United are next week set to unveil their first pink kit, which pays homage to one of the city’s iconic former newspapers.

Adidas, the club’s kit manufacturer, and United chose the colour as a tribute to The Pink newspaper, which used to be sold in Manchester shortly after the final whistle on Saturday afternoons. Fans of United and City would buy the newspaper, which was originally printed on pink paper, on their way home from matches until it ceased publication in 2000.

United are yet to announce when their away strip will go on sale, but it is understood that an event is being planned to launch it on Tuesday at one of Adidas’s shops in the city centre.

The club’s choice of colour