1999: Manchester United, the Treble and All That

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The Monday Night Club discuss whether Jude Bellingham is England's best talent since Paul Gascoigne, after he was named best young player at Monday's Ballon d'Or ceremony. In 2007 The Daily Telegraph in association with World Soccer Magazine published a list of the 20 greatest football teams of all time: United were ranked in last position, behind Liverpool's double winners of 1977. Keane claims that to date he has not looked at the medal, feeling that his absence had tainted the accomplishment to the extent that he "didn't deserve the medal". A few days later Teddy Sheringham fired the Red Devils to an FA Cup final win against Newcastle and then a sensational stoppage-time comeback in the UEFA Champions League final against Bayern Munich made United first English club to win the prestigious trio of honours in the same season. Yorke was brought down by the Juve keeper Angelo Peruzzi in the area as he went round him, but the referee played the advantage and Cole tapped in from an acute angle.

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But long before the final, when Sheringham and Solskjaer stunned Bayern in stoppage time, the team preserved an unbeaten record with a number of late goals. On 26 May 2019, Manchester United and Bayern Munich legends sides played each other in a charity match at Old Trafford to commemorate the 20th anniversary of United completing the Treble.transfer in July [113] before Dwight Yorke was controversially drafted in from Aston Villa to become the club's record signing. Newcastle did not offer much in reply and, after winning trophy number two, United quickly turned their attention to Barcelona .

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Substitute Jordi Cruyff added a third in the 75th minute to move United into second place in the table, four points behind leaders Aston Villa going into the international break. Despite not featuring in the famous XI, Butt played 47 times in all competitions, while Phil Neville played in 44. During the campaign, United lost only five times: in the Charity Shield against Arsenal; in the fifth round of the League Cup against eventual winners Tottenham Hotspur; and three times in the league, including their only home loss all season, against Middlesbrough in December 1998. Scholes scored in the 88th minute to draw 1-1 with Inter in Milan in the quarter-final to prevent a late aggregate comeback.Manchester United recorded their first win of the season on 9 September, beating newly promoted Charlton Athletic 4–1. Along with the Busby Babes, the 1999 Treble-winning team is regarded by supporters as the benchmark of Manchester United teams. Bayern barely had time to restart the game, which referee Collina brought to a close just a few seconds later. At the same time, more than 200 supporters' groups were established worldwide and the club's fanbase exceeded 100million, despite only a million having been to Old Trafford to watch the first team play.