In February 1978, McQueen moved from Leeds to their arch-rivals Manchester United for £500,000. On signing, he said that "99% of players want to play for Manchester United and the rest are liars." He had declared only weeks earlier in "Shoot" magazine that he wanted to stay at Elland Road for his entire career. He played in the 1979 FA Cup Final, scoring United's first of two goals in the 86th minute.