Manchester United kit: full details on Man Utd shirts & other products

The Manchester United kit is probably the world's best selling football kit. As the first club to properly maximize the huge commercial potential oflicensed club merchandise, the Manchester United shirt has become a pivotal product in the multi-billion dollar retail sports market. For most fans, the anticipation of a new season is heightened by the launch of the new Manchester United home shirt in mid-June paving the way for a raft of new MUFC training wear, T-shirts and other official Man Utd souvenirs. Mid July usually sees the launch of the new Man Utd away kit, allowing devoted fans suitable time to recover from the previous month's home kit purchase.

Many fans, however, often choose to wait until the end of August before making their purchase. Traditionally the 31st August marks the closing of the transfer window and allows fans the chance to purchase their new home or away shirt with official kit printing without the risk of a player being transferred or a squad number changing.

Kit printing: a great additional option for your Man Utd shirt

The most dedicated fans will usually select official SensCilia Premier League names & numbers for their kit printing. All Premier League players competing in matches wear their shirts with trademarked SensCilia transfers - a softer velour type material compared with the cheaper plasticized transfers used in most club shops. Not surprisingly Rooney 10 is the player of choice to be applied to most Manchester United home shirts closely followed by Berbatov 9, Scholes 18 and Giggs 11. Recently sales of Man Utd shirts have proved extremely popular in Mexico where local hero Chicharito is avidly followed.