
The unforgettable Red Devils' intruder - it's been exactly 20 years
Reading Time: 2min | Sun. 18.04.21. | 20:23
Karl Power, a regular prankster, managed to join the Man Utd team photo right before the kick-off of their UCL 1/4 finals tie at Munich on 18 April 2001
Just look at that lovely Manchester United side precisely 20 years ago. We've got Yorke, Barthez, Neville and Scholes in the front row. In the back, that unknown guy, Cole, Butt, Giggs, wait for a second, what? Unknown guy?! That United side was comprised of many famous faces, but who the hell is he?
Barthez's face says it all (©Shaun Botterill/ALLSPORT)If you're a bit older, you maybe remember that charming incident on 18 April 2001 in Munich, only moments before the kick-off of the UEFA Champions League 1/4 finals second leg between Bayern and Man Utd. Just as Sir Alex Ferguson's squad was getting ready for a team photo, a middle-aged guy, dressed in their white shirt and shorts, walked calmly into the pitch. He stood right next to Andy Cole.
At the first moment, it seemed like none of the players has noticed the intruder until Barthez and Butt reacted in shock. Roy Keane was soon to respond, too, but the guy slowly walked off the ground the same way he came in.
And then he just walked away... (©Shaun Botterill/ALLSPORT)It was him, Karl Power, a regular prankster, who thought it would be interesting to join the lads he saw million times playing at the highest level. The only thing he didn't have were proper football shoes because he wore a pair of sneakers, but it didn't bother him too much.
However, it wasn't his last prank ever since he managed to stand by Michael Schumacher on the podium in Silverstone in 2002 in the aftermath of the Formula 1 race.












