United met Newcastle United in the final at Wembley Stadium, the penultimate FA Cup final to be held there before it was closed for rebuilding. Less than 10 minutes into the match, Keane was injured and replaced by Sheringham. He and Scholes both finished with a goal apiece in the 2–0 win that sealed the double. [55] Date Our servers are getting hit pretty hard right now. To continue shopping, enter the characters as they are shown Bayern, Treble-chasers themselves, were the better side on the night, hitting the crossbar and the post in the second half but they were unable to finish off United.

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Winning the Treble is also considered the greatest achievement in the career of manager Alex Ferguson, although he has disagreed with that assessment. [87] In recognition of the team's success, Ferguson was made a Knight Bachelor and also received the Freedom of his home city of Glasgow. [88] [89] The England midfielder settled the final seven minutes into the second half with a tidy, drilled finish. UEFA Club Football Awards". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 1 May 2011 . Retrieved 19 May 2021.

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Dwight Yorke levelled the tie 10 minutes later and, with United already heading through on away goals, Andy Cole scored a third in the closing stages . Two minutes later Ole Gunnar Solskjaer poked home a second to give manager Ferguson his first Champions League trophy - in 'Fergie time'. Hodgson, Guy (21 December 1998). "Boro expose United plan to dominate". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022 . Retrieved 12 May 2011. Staniforth, Tommy (29 October 1999). "United underline Cup withdrawal". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022 . Retrieved 16 May 2011.

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Blomqvist was often competing with Giggs for gametime but for the Champions League final they shared the same pitch. Cole scored the winner two minutes after the restart, lobbing goalkeeper Ian Walker with a sublime finish. Okay, I'm a Man United fan and was 10 when we won the treble. For any UTD fan, this is a must-read to relieve the glory days and how wonderful and character-rich the team was. Finch, Julia (3 February 1999). "United head world rich league". The Guardian. London . Retrieved 13 May 2011.

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Sutcliffe, Steve (25 October 2019). "Southampton 0-9 Leicester City: Foxes equal record for biggest Premier League win". BBC Sport . Retrieved 22 May 2021. Alex Notman". Soccerbase. Archived from the original on 14 January 2016 . Retrieved 7 October 2011. United were denied victory by Bayern Munich twice, home and away. In Munich, the home side equalised with two minutes to go with United leading 2–1, after Schmeichel uncharacteristically went for and missed Bixente Lizarazu's throw-in, allowing Giovane Élber to tap in from a few yards out and score his second of the match. [64] The return leg ended in a stalemate; Roy Keane scored just before half-time via a low header before Hasan Salihamidžić equalised for the visitors. [63] a b Anderson, David (25 November 1998). "Barcelona 3 Manchester United 3". Press Association. Sporting Life. Archived from the original on 25 October 2011 . Retrieved 17 May 2011.

This book does a phenomenal job capturing an amazing 9 months for an exceptional football team with the best British manager of all time. United inflicted two heavy defeats on Brøndby, beating them 6–2 in Copenhagen [65] and 5–0 at Old Trafford. [66] Cole, the other half of United’s deadly strike duo, scored 24 goals in all competitions during the 1998-99 season as he proved to Ferguson that he deserved to be a mainstay within the side.

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Anderson, David (4 November 1998). "Manchester United 5 Brondby 0". Press Association. Sporting Life. Archived from the original on 25 October 2011 . Retrieved 17 May 2011. As in the previous four seasons United rested many of their first-team players in the League Cup, instead using the competition to provide first team experience to their younger players and reserves. In the third round of the competition United required extra-time to defeat Bury, eventually winning 2–0 with goals from Erik Nevland and Ole Gunnar Solskjær. [56] In the fourth round, two more goals from Solskjær gave United a 2–1 victory over Nottingham Forest, earning them a place in the quarter-finals for the first time since they reached the final in 1994. [57] United were beaten in the quarter-finals by eventual winners Tottenham Hotspur; two goals from Chris Armstrong and one from David Ginola gave Spurs a 3–1 victory, with ex-Spurs striker Teddy Sheringham scoring the consolation for United on his return to White Hart Lane. [58] DateManchester United winger Ryan Giggs produced a moment of magic in extra time to put the Red Devils into the FA Cup final at the expense of title rivals Arsenal. Lacey, David (17 December 1998). "Zola finds drawing power". The Guardian. London . Retrieved 12 May 2011.