George Best is definitely the ideal footballer of our time.

No other imposed himself so completely on to the romantic imagination. No various other was therefore emblematic of the era during which he flourished. No other will ever end up being as memorable as George Best.

On the line of business Best’s skills were sublime and almost other-worldly. Off it, he previously a magnetic appeal. He was treated such as a pop icon and a pin-up; a fashion-model and a sex-symbol. Every man envied him and every woman adored him.

To tag the 50th anniversary of his debut for Manchester United, Duncan Hamilton examines Best’s crowded existence and premature death. But most importantly, Hamilton presents Best at his glorious peak – the precocious goals, the labyrinthine runs, the poise and balletic equalize and the body swerves.

That is George Best: footballing immortal.