article_snippet: Irishman Patrick 'Paddy' O'Connell is credited with rescuing Barcelona from extinction Barcelona .
article_snippet: The awesome trio of Neymar, Lionel Messi, Neymar and Luis Suarez Luis Suarez may not have been assembled if not for Irishman Patrick 'Paddy' O'Connell .
article_snippet: All of that is unlikely to have existed were it not for Irishman Patrick 'Paddy' O'Connell, who as a player captained the red side of Manchester during five years at United from 1914 but has inadvertently played a crucial role in setting up City's two-legged fixture with Barcelona a century later.
article_snippet: Irishman Patrick 'Paddy' O'Connell is credited with rescuing Barcelona from extinction during Irishman Patrick 'Paddy' O'Connell time in charge between 1935 and 1940.
article_snippet: Barcelona have enjoyed great success in recent years but Barcelona was Irishman Patrick 'Paddy' O'Connell that saved the club .
article_snippet: Irishman Patrick 'Paddy' O'Connell took charge at Real Oviedo and then won the Spanish title at Real Betis, but Irishman Patrick 'Paddy' O'Connell greatest legacy was shaped when Barcelona came calling.
article_snippet: Irishman Patrick 'Paddy' O'Connell orchestrated Irishman Patrick 'Paddy' O'Connell and the players taking a huge wage cut - reducing Irishman Patrick 'Paddy' O'Connell salary by a third from $1,500 to $1,000 - but Barcelona were still heading out of business, until the wily Irishman had a bright idea.
article_snippet: Irishman Patrick 'Paddy' O'Connell played for Belfast Celtic, Sheffield Wednesday and Hull City before impressing Manchester United enough for Belfast Celtic, Sheffield Wednesday and Hull City to pay £1,000 for Irishman Patrick 'Paddy' O'Connell services in May 1914.
article_snippet: Irishman Patrick 'Paddy' O'Connell was a brash, brazen, no-nonsense centre-back and was made captain of Manchester United straight away.
article_snippet: There is a bust of O'Connell in the FC Barcelona Museum.
article_snippet: There, a bust of O'Connell in the FC Barcelona Museum will always be remembered as the man who saved the club.
highlights_snippet: Patrick O'Connell is credited with rescuing Barcelona from extinction .
  