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With Stepney in goal, Manchester United won the league championship in 1967, entitling then to entry into the European Cup the next season.
He featured throughout United's progress to the final at Wembley, memorably making a close-range save from Benfica striker Eusebio in the closing stages with the score at 1-1.
Eusebio was so astonished at Stepney's save - that he stopped to applaud the keeper as Stepney threw the ball back into play. United eventually won 4-1 after extra time.
Stepney was the only player in the victorious 1977 FA Cup winning team still remaining from the famous European Cup winning side of nine years earlier... |