Taking design cues from classic shirts worn by the Busby Babes, adidas reveal the Manchester United 24/25 home shirt. Bold combinations of red have been blended to form a light to dark red gradient, running down the main body of the shirt – giving the appearance of an ever-changing colour.
Between 1952 and 1957, Manchester United – under the watchful eye of Sir Matt Busby – experimented with with ‘flourescent’ materials to help the players see each other better – the rayon style fabric appeared to be a different shade of red, depending on how light reflected off it under the stadium’s floodlights. And it is this thinking that has inspired the design behind the club’s 24/25 home shirt from adidas, which features different shades of red, combined to form a light to dark red gradient, running down the main body of the shirt.
A final bright, flame-like red insert – in a colour expression never seen before on a Manchester United home kit – runs down the side panel of the jersey and shorts, creating a connecting line that stands out against the stadium backdrop as players are in motion.
The look is completed with a crew neck, while the adidas three-stripes running down the shoulders, the adidas logo and sponsor logos all feature in a contrasting white colour.
Sam Handy, SVP of Product and Design at adidas said: “The colour red is consistently fundamental to the club's DNA. There have been many different expressions of it over the years and, for 24/25, we wanted to do something a bit different. We’ve drawn inspiration from shirts that Manchester United experimented with from 1952-57 as floodlights were introduced to stadiums. These were fantastic early examples of creative design in matchwear and were worn by some of the club’s most legendary players. The colour-shifting appearance of these was a big influence in this season's modern expression of the home kit, designed to capture attention from all angles on pitch.”
Pick up the Manchester United 24/25 Home Shirt at prodirectsport.com/soccer
