Remembering Manchester United's 1984 winter tour to a Libyan dictatorship: 'Gaddafi had it all under control, didn't he?'

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'Gaddafi had it all under control, didn't he?'

Back then, the club had thought nothing of packing the players off on a winter trip to Libya, a country under the brutal dictatorship of Colonel Gaddafi. The opportunity came about because an FA Cup defeat at Bournemouth created gaps in United's schedule.

 

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