When big freeze gave soccer the cold shoulder

when City took on Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park. Our photo shows the players kicking up snow and ice jostling for the ball. No gloves though!

The Division Two clash ended in a 2-1 win for Blackburn. City just missed out on promotion finishing fourth with 70 points.

United striker Mark Hughes was almost covered in snow as he battled for the ball against Southampton at the Dell in March 1986.

The Red Devils lost the Division One match 0-1 and eventually finished fourth in the league under manager Ron Atkinson.

Finally, even Granada TV’s longrunning soap Coronation Street has fallen victim to the wintry weather.

There were no problems in 1963 when the interior set kept the cast safe and warm, but filming had to be cancelled in March last year when heavy snow swept the outside set.

For once the fake snow traditionally applied to the Rovers Return was for real!

Readers can now revel in the past 150 years with a brilliant new anniversary book from the M.E.N. and local publishers iNostalgia. The Changing Face of Manchester: Second Edition is packed with past images of Manchester and modern photos of how the same scenes look now. The new book retails at £14.99, but M.E.N. readers can order it for the special New Year sale price of £7.49 plus postage and packing. Just go to inostalgia.co.uk to place your order or telephone the order hotline on 01928 503777.