Remembering when Barthez played on the wing for Man Utd

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Long before Manuel Neuer was standing on the halfway line and Ederson was completing long-range passes, it was Fabien Barthez who wanted to revolutionise goalkeeping. 

Most goalkeepers these days seem to fancy themselves as outfielders – and what’s more, they’re so comfortable in possession they could probably manage it.

But Barthez was less common in backing his skills outside of the net back in his day, and in 2001 he actually got the chance to remove his gloves and show what he was capable of in a pre-season friendly for Manchester United.

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