The leaked pictures are almost on the money but, it seems, not exactly.
Manchester United began their £750m, 10-year re-acquaintance with adidas, last night, by launching their new home kit for 2015/16.
Breaking expectations was the theme and there were videos and images of United players tossing around more tridents than an Anchorman dust-up.
The general consensus is that the designers at adidas have done a good job.
The German sports manufacturers, themselves, say the home top is a direct nod to the 1982 United jersey worn by Ron Atkinson’s First Division hopefuls.
The away jersey has yet to be released. That will be done before the league kicks off next Saturday, August 8.
However, in an interview with the club’s official website, adidas designer Inigo Turner has given an insight into how it will look, for the next few years at least.
‘The colours are definitely not set as the away strip changes more than the home kit,’ he says.
‘The away ones are always an area where we can try new things and it’s usually an important discussion with the club. There is more of an experimental process.’
‘For instance,’ Turner adds, ‘the adidas designs in the early nineties were Marmite jerseys, so you either loved them or hated them, but they have become quite iconic now.’
And, as an added bonus, here is a sneaky peak of the away jersey.
This is a minor departure from the jersey the usually reliable Footy Headlines revealed as the leaked kit, earlier this month.
