What happened. Valdas Dambrauskas, now Sabah's manager, returns to Old Trafford for a Champions League match, 20 years after starting his coaching career with Manchester United Soccer Schools.

He appeared on Lithuanian Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? in 2002.
He used his winnings to move to London and pursue football coaching.
His career has been nomadic across Europe, leading to Azerbaijan.

“This is beyond my imagination. To go through that tunnel on to that pitch.”
— Valdas Dambrauskas

Dambrauskas will face Manchester United and Arsenal in the Champions League, marking a full-circle moment.

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