The match was marred by demonstrations in and around Old Trafford against the proposed takeover of the club by BSkyB. Yorke and Ole Gunnar Solskjær each scored a brace to overturn the visitors' early lead. Manchester United recorded their first win of the season on 9 September, beating newly promoted Charlton Athletic 4–1. After the game, Ferguson, his players, and the Manchester United staff refused to be interviewed by the press or television. Bottles and stones were directed at the team bus prior to kick-off. Beckham, who had become a national hate figure after his dismissal at the World Cup, received a torrid reception by the home supporters, with every touch of the ball made by him jeered at. The team's first away game followed at West Ham United, but despite the debut of striker Dwight Yorke, United were held to a goalless draw.
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A long-range shot from David Beckham deflected in off Teddy Sheringham three minutes later, before Beckham himself got on the scoresheet with a direct free kick to salvage a point for the home side, setting a precedent for things to come. Tony Cottee – the scorer in the previous season's corresponding fixture – added a second with 15 minutes remaining. On the opening weekend of the season, Manchester United faced Leicester City at Old Trafford, and went a goal down within seven minutes, when Emile Heskey turned in Muzzy Izzet's cross via the crossbar. Main article: 1998–99 FA Premier League August Neville, Butt, Scholes, Giggs, Cantona, Cruyff, Notman (2)Ĭolours: Green = Manchester United win Yellow = draw Red = opponents win. A testimonial for Teddy Scott was scheduled against Aberdeen at Pittodrie in January United lost 7–6 on penalties after a 1–1 draw in 90 minutes. After the season began, they also played a friendly against a Europe XI selected by former striker Eric Cantona as a belated memorial to the Munich air disaster, which happened 40 years earlier Cantona played for both teams during the match, which Manchester United won 8–4. They then went on a three-match tour of Scandinavia, starting with a 2–2 draw against Vålerenga, before comprehensive wins over Brøndby (6–0) and Brann (4–0). Manchester United played four pre-season matches ahead of the 1998–99 campaign, starting with a 4–3 defeat away to Birmingham City. David Beckham was named UEFA Club Footballer of the Year for the 1998–99 season, and was runner-up to Rivaldo for 1999's Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year awards. In recognition of his success, Ferguson was awarded a knighthood, and handed the Freedom of the City of Glasgow in November 1999. The club was at the centre of a takeover bid of more than £600 million from BSkyB early in the season, but that was blocked by the Monopolies and Mergers Commission in March 1999.įans and writers regard the Treble as manager Alex Ferguson's greatest achievement.
In November 1998, goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel announced his intention to leave the club after eight years at Old Trafford, joining Sporting CP at the end of the season. Veteran players Gary Pallister and Brian McClair had left the club before the season began, but their replacements (Dutch defender Jaap Stam from PSV Eindhoven and Trinidadian striker Dwight Yorke from Aston Villa) were both signed for club record fees. The season was characterised by comebacks, particularly in the FA Cup fourth round against Liverpool and the semi-finals of the Champions League against Juventus, but none more so than in the Champions League final, when Teddy Sheringham and Ole Gunnar Solskjær scored in injury time to overturn Bayern Munich's early lead. A run of 33 games unbeaten in all competitions began on 26 December at home to Nottingham Forest, whom they also beat 8–1 away from home in February 1999, Manchester United's record away win in the Premier League. 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. After finishing the previous season without winning any titles, United won the Treble of the Premier League, FA Cup and UEFA Champions League in 1998–99, the first and to date only side in English football to do so. The 1998–99 season was Manchester United's seventh season in the FA Premier League and their 24th consecutive season in the top division of English football.
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