ON THIS DAY

A gaffe from England’s David Seaman brought more criticism for the Arsenal ‘keeper when he allowed Macedonia’s Artim Šakiri to score direct from a corner kick. The 2-2 draw with Macedonia in a Euro qualifier at St Mary’s in Southampton proved to be David Seaman’s 75th and final appearance for his country.

The first attempt by an English side to win the Intercontinental Cup ended the same way as had Celtic's try the previous season - in a bad-tempered defeat by the champions of South America. After losing 1-0 in the first leg in Argentina - Nobby Stiles was sent off - European champions Manchester United met Estudiantes in the second leg in front of 63,500 at Old Trafford on this day in 1968. Juan Ramón Verón - the father of future United player Juan Sebastián Verón - scored for the visitors in the opening minutes, George Best was sent off and Willie Morgan equalised in the closing seconds so Estudiantes won the trophy 2-1 on aggregate.