Nike Unveils New Man Utd Away Kit
Nike has unveiled the new Manchester United away kit for the 2012/13 season during a launch hosted at The Castle in Cape Town, South Africa’s oldest surviving building, during the climax of the South African leg of United’s pre-season tour.
The Premier League runners up new away kit will see the side step out in a white shirt, black shorts, and white and black socks; colours that have long been used for the club’s second kit.
The stand out feature on the new shirt is the Henley Crew collar with a red detail and a button closure.
The shirt’s outer back neck graphic features the club’s devil, as it is on the shorts.
The new home kit is made from Nike’s ground-breaking recycled polyester, making it Nike’s most environmentally friendly kit ever produced.
Each kit (shirt and shorts) is made using up to thirteen recycled plastic water bottles.
This manufacturing process reduces energy consumption by up to 30% compared to manufacturing traditional polyester. Since 2010 Nike has used an estimated 1.11bn recycled plastic bottles to create its high performance kits.
