Think match-fixing scandals are a new innovation in football? Think again. Free The Manchester United One tells the story of a match played during World War One between United and Liverpool that was rigged by the players.



Eight of them admitted their role and were pardoned, a ninth was killed in the war, but a player called Enoch 'Knocker' West - the 'one' referred to in the title - not only insisted he was innocent, he was the only player to serve out 30 years of a life suspension, by which time he was far too old to make a comeback.