Manchester United: 30 Years of the Premier League

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Aston Villa star Alisha Lehmann strikes a pose in glittery dress as she shares her 25th birthday party snaps. Manchester United would go on to claim the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup crown in December, winning the trophy for the first time thanks to a goal from Wayne Rooney against LDU Quito in the final in Japan. The number 7 shirt, which Robson had worn for most of his time with the club, was passed on to Eric Cantona, ahead of what would be the Frenchman's best season at United. Chelsea captain and centre back John Terry stepped up to take the decisive fifth penalty, but slipped and missed. The major signing of van Persie had been vindicated, and Ferguson had United back on top of the English game.

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Club legends from that season including Denis Irwin, Gary Pallister, Clayton Blackmore, Paul Parker, Brian McClair, Mark Hughes, Lee Martin, Lee Sharpe and Mike Phelan will all be in attendance. The backbone of the first great Alex Ferguson Manchester United team had been built in that first season of English football's new era. Despite the best efforts of Cole and his teammates, United came up just short in their pursuit of a tenth English title, as Kenny Dalglish's Blackburn Rovers took the 1995 crown. In one of the biggest shocks in English football history, Alex Ferguson announced a sudden retirement from the game in the direct aftermath of the 2013 title win. The loss of Cantona came at the same time as the arrival of English striker Andrew Cole from Newcastle.

The following season saw United come up short in the title battle, as a new challenger sealed the double for Arsenal.

United’s greatest rivalries across the competition will be explored, as will our record against rival managers and at stadiums up and down the country. The following season, Manchester United became the first British club to win the FIFA Club World Cup, before becoming the first English club to claim three consecutive league titles twice. In the absence of Tevez and Ronaldo, Rooney led the line for United, and scored 34 goals in 44 games in all competitions. The competition overall was won by Manchester United for the first time since 1990, with a 4–0 thrashing of Chelsea with goals scored by Eric Cantona who got 2, and 1 each for Mark Hughes and Brian McClair.

The 2010-11 squad managed to beat every single team in the league at least once, and went the entire season unbeaten at home. The 22 top English clubs broke away from the Football League to form the FA Premier League as the new top tier of the English football pyramid. It is SHAMEFUL that Wembley will host this year's Champions League final with football violence on the rise,. In the 91st minute, with keeper Schmeichel up for a corner, Sheringham managed to prod home from a few yards out to level the game at 1-1. However, their stranglehold on the tournament was broken by West Ham United, who sent an understrength Reds side crashing to a 4–0 defeat at Upton Park in the fifth round on 30 November 2010.It was some cherry on the top of a 3-0 win and the beginning of ‘Brand Beckham’, one of the biggest stars to grace the Premier League firmament. Mark Hughes topped the goalscoring charts with 15 league goals, while the brilliant Ryan Giggs was voted PFA Young Player of the Year for the second year in succession. Marcus Rashford is 'out of control' and 'has NO respect' for Erik ten Hag or his Man United team-mates,. Barnsley mustered 35 points from 38 games, with Blackpool (39pts), and Brentford (46, and countint) just above them. C. [3] At this time organised League football did not exist; "first class matches" were arranged on a largely ad-hoc basis and supplemented by cup competitions.