What are the Manchester United chants?
FOOTBALL chants are a long-standing tradition that have become part and parcel of games in the UK.
Like many other teams, Manchester United fans have a number of songs that they can choose from while supporting the Red Devils.
Manchester United fans have many chants and songs that they are famous for singingMB Media/Getty Images
What are the Manchester United chants?
Man United fans are often heard belting out their chants while supporting the team at Old Trafford.
Though some may now be out of date, they still live on in the hearts of the team’s supporters.
Harry Maguire
Harry Maguire has been a hit with fans ever since he transferred to Man United from Leicester.
Maguire even has his own special chant which is sung to the tune of La Bamba.
The song goes:
“M, U, F, C!
Harry Maguire!
Harry Maguire!
He f***ed off Leicester, for Manchester,
His head’s f***ing massive!”
We shall not be moved
The “we shall not be moved” song is perhaps one of the more well-known Man United chants that can often be heard being belted out by fans.
The lyrics to this chant go:
“We shall not, we shall not be moved,
We shall not, we shall not be moved,
Just like the team, that’s gonna win the football league (again)
We shall not be moved.”
Hello, hello
This chant shouts out long-time Man United rivals Manchester City.
The lyrics are:
“Hello Hello, we are the Busby Boys,
Hello Hello, we are the Busby Boys,
And if you’re a City fan surrender or you’ll die,
We all follow United!”
Man United and Man City have had a fierce rivalry since the Victorian times.
You are my Solskjaer
This song is a tribute to football manager and former player Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
The Norwegian was appointed as caretaker manager of Man United in 2018, and was then manager from March 2019 until November 2021.
The chant is sung to the tune of Johnny Cash’s famous song You are My Sunshine and the lyrics go:
“You are my Solskjaer,
My Ole Solskjaer,
You make me happy,
When skies are grey,
Oh Alan Shearer,
Was f***ing dearer,
So please don’t take,
My Solskjaer away.”
U-N-I-T-E-D
This is another chant that references the Red Devils’ long-standing feud with rivals City.
Fans chanting this one can be heard singing:
“U-N-I-T-E-D,
United are the team for me,
With a knick knack paddy whack give a dog a bone,
Why don’t City f*** off home.”
We love United
One of the more simpler chants, this song goes:
“We love United, we do,
We love United, we do,
We love United, we do
Ooh United we love you!”
Glory, glory Man United
Manchester United fans can often be heard singing this chant.
The lyrics are:
“Glory glory Man United,
Glory glory Man United,
Glory glory Man United,
As the Reds go marching on on on!”
There is also an extended version of the song.
20 times
This simple chant goes:
“20 times, 20 times Man United,
20 times 20 times I say,
20 times 20 times Man United,
Playing football the Busby way.”
This song references one of the team’s former managers, Sir Matt Busby, who died in 1994.
Take me home
The “take me home” chant is sung to the tune of John Denver’s Take Me Home, Country Roads.
The lyrics go:
“Take me home, United Road,
To the place I belong,
To Old Trafford,
To see United,
Take me home, United Road.”
United Calypso
Manchester United fans have another chant that pays tribute to the late Matt Busby.
The words to this song are:
“Manchester, Manchester United,
A bunch of bouncing Busby Babes,
They deserve to be knighted.
Whenever they are playing in your town,
You must get to that football ground,
Take a lesson come and see,
Football taught by Matt Busby.”
Busby was manager of Man United between 1945 and 1969, and again for the second half of the 1970/71 season.
Matt Busby’s aces
Yet another tribute to Man United’s former manager, “Matt Busby’s aces” features the lyrics:
“Oh me lads,
You should have seen us coming,
Fastest team in the League,
You should have seen us running,
All the lads and lasses,
With smiles upon their faces,
Walking down the Warwick Road,
To see Matt Busby’s aces!”
Michael Carrick
Man United have a number of chants dedicated to former player Michael Carrick.
The footballer played for the team for 12 years and is now head coach of Middlesbrough.
One of the songs dedicated to the star goes:
“He can pass, tackle, head,
Michael Carrick is a Red,
Gerrard, Lampard, Fabregas, you’re not fit to wipe his a***!”
Ohh aah Cantona
Like Busby and Carrick, Eric Cantona is another Man United star who has several chants in his name.
One of the most popular, “ooh aah Cantona,” goes:
“Ooh Ah Cantona,
Ooh Ah Cantona,
Ooh Ah, Ooh Ah, Ooh Ah Cantona.”
Cantona is widely regarded as one of the greatest Man United players of all time.
George Best
This chant is performed to the tune of Norman Greenbaum’s 1969 hit Spirit in the Sky.
The song is in tribute to the late George Best, who played for the club for the most of his career.
The lyrics to this song go:
“Going on up to the spirit in the sky,
It’s where I’m gonna go when I die,
When I die and they lay me to rest,
I’m gonna go on the p*** with Georgie Best.”
Best passed way aged 59 in November 2005 as a result of a lung infection and multiple organ failure.
Anthony Martial
Anthony Martial, who transferred to Man United in 2015, has his own special chant.
His song goes:
“Tony Martial came from France,
The English press said he had no chance,
£50m down the drain,
Tony Martial scores again.”
