Manchester United's jersey style for next season is revealed, and the first time to wear a purple away shirt! A tribute to Cantona and the Theatre of Dreams

Manchester United will pay tribute to the Centennial Theatre of Dreams, Old Trafford and 'King' Erik · Cantona on their 2025/26 shirts. At the same time, the team will also wear the purple away shirt for the first time, incarnating the "Purple Devil", which has only been worn by Manchester United's goalkeeper shirt in the past.

New owners Sir · Ratcliffe and INEOS are making plans to rebuild a new stadium with a capacity of 100,000 and the 114-year-old Old Trafford could be replaced. The original plan was to reduce the capacity of the Dream Theater to 30,000 people for the women's football team and youth teams. However, after evaluation, this option was not considered feasible and the old course may need to be demolished.

Jersey sponsor Adidas intends to pay tribute to Old Trafford with a special element on the jersey next season. The main colour of the shirt will naturally remain red, but with dark stripes on the sleeves, and this is a vintage Manchester United shirt from 1996 to 1998, which was the last season before Cantona's retirement and the season when David Beckham wore the number 7 shirt for the first time. The Kings wore the shirt to the most domineering celebration in Premier League history, while Beckham made a name for himself with a lob in midfield.

At that time, the ribs of the jersey were printed with the English characters of Old Trafford and Dream Theatre. Another set of Manchester United's home shirt from 1994 to 1996 also had a silhouette of Old Trafford, and Cantona redoned that shirt after an eight-month suspension, leading the team to reverse Newcastle United's 12-point lead, miraculously win the title, and win Wembley by one goal, and beat Liverpool to achieve the FA Cup double.

Manchester United's away kit will be a tribute to Eric Cantona's famous "Kung Fu Flying Leg". At Crystal Palace's Selhurst Park, Cantona was suspended for a provocation from a football hooligan for a standard Chinese kung fu kick. He persuaded him to abandon his transfer and stay with the Red Devils, which made him a legend.

Next year marks the 30th anniversary of the event, so the club will use black, blue and gold as the colours of the away kit to design a shirt similar to that worn by Cantona. It is not known if the shirt will have a collar, but veteran fans will remember that the ruffled collar is one of Cantona's legends in the Premier League.

Other news about United's kit for next season hinted they will wear a purple away kit. Purple was a colour of the club's shirt that had never been used before, and the inspiration behind the style of the shirt would be a retro version of the 1990 and 1992 shirts, with Ryan Giggs making his debut in the 'snowflake' shirt of the time.

Adidas has a soft spot for this design and has used it three times, including the 3rd away shirt for the 15/16 season, the away shirt for the 17/18 season and the dark blue away shirt for this season, all of which have an M pattern that resembles a snowflake.

According to the reference information released by Adidas, this purple jersey for the first time in team history will be a combination of white, lilac and dark purple colors. According to the schedule, Manchester United's shirt for next season will be released between June and September next year.