O Manchester United de 1999, treinado por Alex Ferguson, venceu a Premier League, a Copa da Inglaterra e a Liga dos Campeões, tornando-se o primeiro time inglês a conquistar o Triplete.
Manchester United 1999
Manchester United in 1999, coached by Alex Ferguson, won the Premier League, the FA Cup and the UEFA Champions League in the same season. It was the first English team to win the Treble.
History
In the 1998-99 season, Alex Ferguson's Manchester United won the Premier League with 79 points, just one ahead of Arsenal. The team had Peter Schmeichel, Jaap Stam, David Beckham, Roy Keane, Paul Scholes, Ryan Giggs, Dwight Yorke and Andy Cole. On May 22, 1999, the team defeated Newcastle 2-0 in the FA Cup final at Wembley, with goals from Teddy Sheringham and Paul Scholes. Four days later, on May 26, the United faced Bayern Munich in the Champions League final at Camp Nou. Down 1-0 since the 6th minute, the team came back in added time with goals from Sheringham and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, and won 2-1. Also in 1999, the club won the Intercontinental Cup by defeating Palmeiras 1-0 in Tokyo, with a goal from Roy Keane.