Moment in Time: Busby's Man United lose to Bohemians, but win over Irish hearts and minds

Johnny Carey's Manchester United had just won the FA Cup and finished second in the league when they were beaten by a Bohemians 'Select' team with a last-gasp goal at Dalymount Park in 1948. Brendan O'Brien looks at a trip that sowed the seeds for an enduring love affair between the Red Devils and Ireland.

24th April 1948: Manchester United captain Johnny Carey is carried shoulder high after his team beat Blackpool 4-2 in the FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium, London. (Photo by William Vanderson/Fox Photos/Getty Images)