ROBERT J WILSON TAKES A LOOK BACK AT THE GLITTERING CAREER OF THE FORMER WEST BROM, MANCHESTER UNITED AND ENGLAND STAR...

Big deal: Bryan Robson signs for Manchester United in October 1981 as boss Ron Atkinson looks on

IN THE early days of October 1981, Manchester United broke the British transfer record for only the second time in their history.
You had to go back to July 1962 and the high-profile signing of Denis Law from Torino for £115,000 to remember the last time United had paid a record fee.
Following a torrid 12 months in Italy, ‘The Law Man’ needed a quick escape route and ...