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TRUE COLOURS: Brian Corry explores an often overlooked issue that can impact players and fans

IT WAS a moment that had never been seen in the Premier League before. Manchester United emerged from the tunnel for the second half of their Premier League game at Southampton in 1996 in a different kit.
TRUE COLOURS:

IT WAS a moment that had never been seen in the Premier League before. Manchester United emerged from the tunnel for the second half of their Premier League game at Southampton in 1996 in a different kit.
A first half drubbing forced Sir Alex Ferguson to switch from their grey away kit into an alternative white and blue strip in order to respond to the 3-0half time deficit (United went on to lose 3-1).
The apparent cause for this poor showing was due to the colour of the jersey and the impact it had on the vision of the players.
Ferguson believed that the eye muscles had a significant impact...

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