“I followed United years ago, when they couldn’t win an argument, never mind a game,” Coughlan told the Daily Mail.
“It was tough being a follower at that time because Liverpool were dominating, and you had to go to school every day and just get hammered. They’re going through a similar period now, like they experienced in the eighties, but they’ll come through and get to the other side of it.
“I was there the last time they lifted a trophy, the League Cup [against Newcastle United, at Wembley, last season]. Me and the kids were there. I was there the last time they lifted the FA Cup.
“I’ve been to finals that they’ve lost. They gave me one of the best nights of my life in Barcelona. The FA Cup final in 1985. I was there when Liverpool beat them in the League Cup final in 1983. My missus will always accompany me when the big European games come around, the kids come with me for the league games.”
