Manchester United legend Wes Brown reflects on winning Champions League in Moscow, 10 years on

With 10 players greyed out following Wayne Rooney’s return to Everton, just Michael Carrick remained in a red shirt, the last player left at the club to have played that night in Moscow.

Monday marks the 10-year anniversary of that night, when United beat Chelsea on penalties to win their third European Cup, and the second Champions League title of Alex Ferguson’s reign.

Another member of that team, Wes Brown, may have “turned grey” much sooner than Carrick – he left United for Sunderland in 2011 – but his memories of the occasion are still vivid.

“I was in two Champions League finals in my career, but to play in that one was brilliant,” said Brown.

The 38-year-old is still going strong playing for Kerala Blasters in the Indian Premier League. He’s in town for the Hong Kong Soccer Sevens with the Playon Pros team – an initiative that was created to give current and ex-professionals the chance to save for their futures and build a life outside of the game when many find it difficult to adapt.

But next week, Brown’s mind will surely turn to what was the crowning achievement of his career.