Quote #26
'Maradona good; Pele better; George Best' (A banner near the Best family home in the Cregagh Estate on the day of Best's funeral)
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- 'He was able to use either foot - sometimes he seemed to have six.' (Sir Matt Busby)
- 'Shellito was taken off suffering from twisted blood!' (United team-mate Pat Crerand after Best had given Chelsea full-back Ken Shellito a …