#Treble99: The story of United in October 1998
This season marks 20 years since Manchester United's incredible Treble success of 1998/99, where United claimed all three of the biggest prizes available to them.
“I said to myself: ‘You’re going to get a game today, so just enjoy it,”recalled Cole.
“Everything we did just worked a dream. Afterwards the manager said he had stumbled on something, and it was stumbled on!”
“There’s no shame in getting beaten by a side like United.”
Manchester United 5-1 WimbledonVideo
“The only surprise for me was that United didn’t get four or five more,”admitted Brondby manager Ebbe Skovdahl.
“We gave the ball away too easily, that was a problem. There was a lot of carelessness from us.”
#Treble99 Gallery
View pics - some unseen - from our 4-1 win at Everton on this day in 1998.
“It was a proud moment for a Bury lad,”reflected the Reds’ skipper for the night, who led his side to a hard-fought win after extra-time goals from Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Erik Nevland.
“I’d have brought on four if I could have,”joked Ferguson – which included Cruyff’s introduction. With four minutes left, the Dutchman nodded down to Andy Cole, accepted the return and quickly unleashed a shot from the edge of the area which rolled past a scrambling Russell Hoult to nab an invaluable point.
(Premier League)
(Champions League group stage)
(Premier League)
(League Cup third round)
(Premier League)
P |
W |
D |
L |
GD |
PTS |
||
1 |
Aston Villa |
10 |
6 |
4 |
0 |
8 |
22 |
2 |
United |
10 |
6 |
3 |
1 |
14 |
21 |
3 |
Arsenal |
11 |
5 |
5 |
1 |
8 |
20 |
4 |
Liverpool |
11 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
6 |
16 |
5 |
Middlesbrough |
10 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
5 |
16 |
6 |
Chelsea |
9 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
4 |
16 |
MOST APPEARANCES
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Andy Cole's Treble tales article
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The story of our 6-2 win at Brondby article
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