Another iconic jersey to the collection, worn by a lot of legendary players, and won 2 Premier Leagues. Although, not the 1999 Champions League, since United used a different jersey for it.

Starting with the most outstanding detail of this jersey: the zipper. 
Cleanly sewn on, without any distortion or loose threads. The zipper slider is made of hard plastic, with a vertical “UMBRO” on it, and slides smoothly up and down, without any hiccup, and holds itself in place well. Underneath the zipper we find the black shield, in imitation of leather.

As a matter of fact, the stitching on the whole of the shirt, is one of the best I’ve seen. Really clean, strong, and without loose threads or incomplete parts. It’s noticeable the care they’ve put into this one, and wouldn’t surprise if it’s a consequence of how popular it is.

The fabric has a ribbed texture, and a comfortable and loose feel to it. The collar and cuffs are well done, and nice fitting. The Umbro stripe, flowing down the shoulder and arms, are stitched on the fabric, and the Umbro logo on the black stripes, is painted or printed on. It’s comparable to prints you could find on jerseys from this time, and probably with the same durability against washes as the originals. You could even scratch them off, but I don’t know why anybody would want to do that.

Umbro and Sharp sponsor are felt patches, while United’s crest is embroidery. 

And when it comes to how it fits, it actually surprised me. A lot of retro jerseys are cut the same way as modern jerseys, into a slim fit, but not this one. This is a regular straight fit. Though I still recommend going 1 size up to have it the closest looking like they were in their time.

I don’t usually give scores in my reviews, but this would definitely be a 10/10.
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I’ve ordered this, together with Portugal 24/25, which I should review tomorrow, from adjersey. At first, I had picked a Juventus training shirt together with this Man Utd one, but the next day they told me it was out of stock, so I changed it to Portugal’s. They sent me QC pics a few days after that, and shipped it out quickly. The shipping time was 3 weeks to Portugal.
Overall great customer service, even though they hadn’t the first shirt I wanted, they were quick to inform me of what happened and let me choose what I wanted to do next.

1998-2000 Manchester United League version from adjersey