“Falling short” is an understatement, isn’t it? City haven’t yet come close to a PL/CL double; though that’s changing this year.
Because of their quality but also because of the name which isn't listed there, Ferguson, who instilled a mentality which would allow them to overcome any opponent, even a 'better' one.
They way both teams are playing at the moment PSG will do them.
Bang on
Still rankles me that game.
Of course. The great man goes without saying, but I need to give some credit to Keane too. We had players who never ever wilted, but we need to credit some of that to Keane. His attitude, just wow, you can’t not win things when you have someone a good as him, but also as inspirational as him as captain. For some reason I can’t remember who replaced Kidd as assistant manager when he left for Blackburn mid-season, but it might as well have been Keane.
They were always going to remain the best in Premier League history anyway...
Really? Even that is quite mad.
Lived and loved every moment of that season. But the thing is, I don’t know of a single United fan that ‘expected’ it to happen.
I must be wrong though. Liverpool must have done it back in the day
Premier league...
Sorry bro, Liverpool did it twice in the 70s and 80s, but on the bright side the treble will always be ours.
I’m the exact same. I know it’s all its, buts, maybes, but that ridiculous game stopped that side being mentioned amongst the greatest of any sides in football history. Not that they don’t get mentioned as a great side. But winning that game (and surely the final after) would’ve seen them mentioned in the same vein as the legendy ’99 side.
They were on for a quadruple, CL, PL, FA Cup and League Cup. What a shame.
And Neil Warnock (???) recently claimed SAF was onlty 4th in his list of best PL managers, behind Klopp, Gladioli and Wenger! How can this possibly work? SAF won 13 PL, several in succession; Klopp has won it, er, um, let me think....ONCE! And the following season his team are nowhere! SAF built 3 teams each with a valid claim of being among the best PL teams ever, but the Treble Winners are without doubt #1. If, big IF, Klopp can come anywhere near that I'll be very surprized.
You're right about not celebration a rival's victory, but until when will people like you still try to hold onto the discourse that Chelsea is plastic? They have been a truly top english club for nearly 20 years now, younger generations don't even remember when Chelsea was not big, they are big in the 21st century. And even in the 90s they had some popularity with Gullit as player and coach.
I actually rate that team as the most dominant and strongest team in the club history and I will take that team to beat the 99 team.
I'll always remember that bit** of a game.
I can see what you mean. Barcelona, Bayern (at two different stages) Inter and Juve was an insane lot to best and Arsenal were pretty decent that year as well.
McClaren.
