That tactic, in which players ceaselessly switched positions, creating new passing angles that allowed them to circulate the ball at exhilarating speed, was devastating in the 1970s, when almost every team used man-to-man marking.

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The match finished with a cheeky solo effort by Juninho, who again capitalised on loose man-marking by the Manchester defence to squeeze off a shot from the top left edge of the area that beat Bosnich at the right post.

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