Rolling Back the Years: Wednesday 26 May 1999 Part II

1999 Champions League Final Programme United's line-up for the final was as follows: GK Peter Schmeichel DL Denis Irwin DR Gary Neville DC Jaap Stam DC Ronny Johnsen ML Jesper Blomqvist MR Ryan Giggs MC David Beckham MC Nicky Butt FC Andy Cole FC Dwight Yorke Did You Know That... With the full 90 minutes played, United were losing 1-0 and the Bayern Munich colours had already been tied on the trophy. The UEFA officials, on their way to make the presentation passed by the watching Sir Bobby Charlton and commiserated with him on United's loss. The UEFA officials then went inside the Stadium to prepare for the presentation while the referee allowed just 3 minutes of extra stoppage time to be played. When UEFA's officials emerged from inside the Stadium for the presentation they could not understand why the 'winners' looked distraught while the 'losers' were celebrating. Their astonishment was shared by all who had seen what had happened. The answer of course was that in those three incredible minutes, Manchester United had made history. Sources: treble1999.co.uk, wikipedia.org, manutdtreble.com

Rolling Back the Years: Wednesday 26 May 1999

As the team is preparing for Champions League knock-out stage this Tuesday, let's rewind back the sweetest memory in 1999. During that night, where were you watching our team redefine the meaning of GREAT ESCAPE in 1999, by winning the cup in sensational style The Treble Season: Nou Camp, Barcelona The Treble Season: Pre Match, Nou Camp The Treble Season: North Goal, Nou Camp The Treble Season: United End, Nou Camp The Treble Season: Pre Match Show, Nou Camp The Treble Season: Just Before the Final Match The Treble Season: Celebrating Teddy's equaliser. The Treble Season: Yes, we'have won it!!! United had completed the come-back after Solskjær toe-poked the ball into the roof of the net. Extraordinary welcome from the people of Manchester the following day, Thursday 27 May 1999. United paraded the FA Premiership, the FA Cup and the UEFA Champions League trophies through the city of Manchester on an open-topped bus. A crowd reported to be over 1.5 million people lined the streets to cheer them on. That summer, David Beckham finished second in the European Footballer of the Year award and United's manager Alex Ferguson was knighted. References: manutdtreble.com, wikipedia.org, btinternet.com