TIL Sean Connery was offered a contract to play for Manchester United, but turned it down to pursue acting

Manchester United

Manchester United won their eighth Premier League title yet just over two months before the end of the season they were eight points behind leaders Arsenal. But an improvement in form for United, and a decline for Arsenal, saw the Premier League trophy gradually slip out of the Londoners' grasp and push it back in the direction of Old Trafford. Ferguson described the 2002ЁC03 title triumph as his most satisfying ever, due to the nature of a remarkable comeback. The excellent run-in had produced 10 wins and a draw (including 4ЁC0 home win over Liverpool and a 6ЁC2 away demolition of Newcastle United) from the final 11 games, and no defeats since Boxing Day.