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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-13-077441
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	CORRESP
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20131024

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Manchester United plc
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001549107
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-AMUSEMENT & RECREATION SERVICES [7900]
		IRS NUMBER:				981063519

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		CORRESP

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		Old Trafford
		CITY:			Manchester
		STATE:			X0
		ZIP:			M16 ORA
		BUSINESS PHONE:		44(0)1618688000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		Old Trafford
		CITY:			Manchester
		STATE:			X0
		ZIP:			M16 ORA

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	Manchester United Ltd.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20120503
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Loan Lauren P.   Nguyen</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Securities and Exchange Commission</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">100 F Street, N.E.</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Washington, D.C. 20549</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Re:</font></b><b><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font></b><b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Manchester United plc<br> Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;F-3<br> File No.&nbsp;333-191225</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Dear Ms.&nbsp;Nguyen:</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In our letter dated October&nbsp;10, 2013, we previously responded to the letter dated October&nbsp;8, 2013 (the &#147;Comment Letter&#148;) from the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Staff&#148;) with respect to the above-referenced Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;F-3 (as it may be amended or supplemented, the &#147;Registration Statement&#148;).&#160; Our letter dated October&nbsp;10, 2013 responded to the Staff&#146;s comment set forth below by noting that we would update the disclosure in a future pre-effective amendment to the Registration Statement in order to address such comment.&#160; We are further responding to the Staff&#146;s comment on behalf of Manchester United plc (the &#147;Company&#148;) as set forth below.&#160; Simultaneously with the filing of this letter, the Company is filing (via EDGAR) an amendment to the Registration Statement (&#147;Amendment No.&nbsp;2&#148;), which reflects changes made to respond to the Staff&#146;s comment.&#160; Courtesy copies of this letter and Amendment No.&nbsp;2 are being submitted to the Staff supplementally.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Company&#146;s response set forth in this letter is numbered to correspond to the numbered comment in the Comment Letter.&#160; For ease of reference, we have set forth the Staff&#146;s comment and the Company&#146;s response below.&#160; We hope this will facilitate your review of Amendment No.&nbsp;2.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Plan of Distribution, page&nbsp;32</font></u></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">2.</font></b><b><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font></b><b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Please revise this section to state that the selling shareholders may be deemed underwriters.</font></b></p>
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