The 1998-99 season was the most successful season in the history of Manchester United Football Club. After finishing the previous season without winning the title, United won a trophy treble (Premier League, FA Cup and UEFA Champions League), the first team in English football to achieve such a feat. During the campaign United lost just five times, including a one-time Charity Shield game, in the League Cup against eventual winners Tottenham Hotspur and their only home defeat, a league game against Middlesbrough in December 1998. A total of 33 games were unbeaten in all matches. the competition starts on December 26 at home to Nottingham Forest.
Veteran players Brian McClair and Gary Pallister, along with a number of young and inexperienced players such as goalkeeper Kevin Pilkington and striker Graeme Tomlinson, have left the club before the season begins. The big news of the pre-season is the arrival of Dutch defender Jaap Stam at a club record fee of £ 10.75 million. Other additions include striker Dwight Yorke and Swedish winger Jesper Blomqvist. Goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel announced his intention to leave the club after eight years at Old Trafford, joining Sporting Clube de Portugal at the end of the season.
The attitude of a team that never said dead, implanted in previous seasons, is the key to their success because players often thrive in difficult situations. The climax was United's dramatic comeback in the Champions League final, when Teddy Sheringham and Ole Gunnar SolskjÃÆ'Â|r each scored in injury time to overturn Bayern Munich leaders in the first half. David Beckham was runner-up for Rivaldo for the 1999 European Footballer of the Year and FIFA World Player of the Year award for the Year.
Fans and writers consider treble distance as the best clock manager Alex Ferguson, although he rejected the statement in later years. Tens of thousands of fans lined the streets of Manchester to welcome the team as the season ends. In recognition of his achievements Ferguson was awarded a knighthood, and handed over the Freedom of the City of Glasgow in November 1999.
At the end of the season, Manchester United has become the world's richest football club, and the most valuable sporting brand in the world. The club also became the center of a takeover offer by BSkyB, which was blocked by the Monopoly and Merger Commission in March 1999.
Video 1998-99 Manchester United F.C. season
Friendlies
On their pre-season trip, United lost and scored their first two games, before winning three times. Testimony for Teddy Scott at Pittodrie against Aberdeen is scheduled for January; United lost 7-6 on penalties after a 1-1 draw in 90 minutes.
Color: Green = Manchester United win; Yellow = balance; Red = opponent wins.
Maps 1998-99 Manchester United F.C. season
FA Charity Shield
The opening game of the season was Charity Shield on 9 August 1998 at Wembley Stadium in front of 67,342 people, of which United lost 3-0 to Arsenal's previous winning double. Roy Keane made a comeback after nearly a year due to injury, and Jaap Stam made his debut in central defense.
Premier League FA
August
In the opening weekend of the season, Manchester United face Leicester City at Old Trafford, and go down one goal within seven minutes; Muzzie Izzet's cross was met by Emile Heskey to hit the ball into goal before Tony Cottee - the goal scorer in the appropriate fixture last season - added a second with fifteen minutes remaining. Teddy Sheringham's intervention and David Beckham's last free kick helped the home side salvage a point, creating a precedent for things to come. The team's first away game at West Ham followed, but despite Dwight Yorke's striker's debut, United were held to a goalless draw. Beckham, who has become a national hatred figure after his sacking at the World Cup, received a warm welcome by the home fans, with every touch of the ball made by him scorned. Bottles and stones are directed at team coaches before kick-off. After the match Ferguson, his players, and Manchester United staff refused to be interviewed by the press or television.
September
Manchester United recorded their first win of the season on September 9, beating the recently promoted Charlton Athletic 4-1. Yorke and Ole Gunnar SolskjÃÆ'Â|r each scored twice to overturn the early advantage of the visitors. The match was colored by demonstrations in and around Old Trafford against the club's proposed takeover by BSkyB. The lewd singing was directed at chairman Martin Edwards, who had given his support for the merger. A 2-0 win against Coventry City the following week put United as a perfect substitute for home games against Barcelona, ​​but a comprehensive defeat to the Arsenal champions left the team in 10th place. This is Arsene Wenger's third successive win over Ferguson (four in all competitions); goals from Tony Adams, Nicolas Anelka and Freddie Ljungberg condemned Manchester United to their heaviest defeat in over two years. To add to the midfielder's misery Nicky Butt, who had been expelled in a Champions League game earlier this week, was given his second red card within four days of French international Patrick Vieira. United ended the month in victory, beating rivals Liverpool 2-0 to move into fifth place.
October
The trip to The Dell on October 3 was taken with great care considering United's comeback from Munich in the Champions League and a winless record on the pitch. The team lost to Southampton in each of their last three visits, including a 6-3 persecution in 1996. Despite dominating possession and a clear chance in the previous season's fixture, United lost to a goal that made Ferguson ask when, not if he will eventually destroy his curse. Andy Cole paired up with Yorke just for the second time this season, a tactic that paid off because both went into the score sheet. Jordi Cruyff's substitute added a third in the 75th minute to move United into second place in the standings, four points behind Aston Villa leaders entering into an international break. Raimond van der Gouw representing injured goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel at Southampton made another comeback at Wimbledon, a match that Manchester United won 5-1, the biggest win of the season at Old Trafford. Ryan Giggs, Beckham, Yorke and Cole (twice) all scored; Ferguson specifically praised the contribution of 19-year-old Wes Brown. United took a point at Derby County on Oct. 24, and duly beat Everton 4-1 at Goodison Park on Halloween to narrow the distance at the top to just one point.
November
Manchester United drew their first and only vacant home of the season against Newcastle United, but made amends with a 3-2 win over bottom team Blackburn Rovers. Defensive defensive, mainly from Schmeichel, are away to Sheffield Wednesday as the team missed a chance to climb to the top of the standings. A brace from winger Jens Niclas Alexandersson and a debut goal scored by Wim Jonk sent Ferguson to a second defeat in the league and extended a barren run at Hillsborough; United have won just one game in their last eight visits. On 29 November, Manchester United host Leeds United and a courageous display by the visitors seems to have drawn them a draw, having trailed two goals in the first half. However, the brilliant moment from Butt secured three points for the Red Devils and kept pressing the challengers.
December
Three straight draws followed in December, the first to go to league leaders Aston Villa. United were fortunate to take the point given their opponent's dominance in the second half, and recklessly at Tottenham Hotspur, throwing a 2-0 lead. SolskjÃÆ'Â|r put United two goals up front, but in the 39th minute Gary Neville received a red card for a second yellow card offense, tugging on David Ginola's shirt. Spurs captain Sol Campbell brought his team back into the game with 20 minutes remaining and at the peak of a header-powered halt in the top left corner, triggering a happy scene at White Hart Lane. Chelsea earned a draw at Old Trafford to bet their championship mandate four days later and United, without their manager Ferguson for the Middlesbrough game being beaten 3-2; their last defeat of the season. On Boxing Day the team collected three points against Nottingham Forest and earned a point at Stamford Bridge in the final game of 1998 to solidify their position in the top four.
January
The power outage at Old Trafford delayed the process against West Ham on January 10, a game that ended 4-1 for Manchester United. The Yorke and Cole partnership began to unfold, proved in a 6-2 victory at Leicester City. Five goals scored in the second half included a hat-trick for the first, cutting Chelsea's lead at the top to two points. On January 31, Manchester United moved a clear point at the top of the Premiership for the first time this season. The late Yorke header in the 89th minute made it a 1-0 win at Charlton Athletic their third consecutive league victory (fifth on the moon). Ferguson praised the team's determination, adding, "It's a great result for us, because there are games where you have to dig and find results."
February
Manchester United beat Derby County 1-0 at home on 3 February to move four points clear of Chelsea. Three days later the team made a new record at City Ground, defeating the Premier League away win (8-1). Substitute Ole Gunnar Solskjaer scored four times within ten minutes, adding to the already ruling scoreline. Ron Atkinson, manager of Nottingham Forest, declared Manchester United to be the best team in the league by "state miles", and Ferguson now handed in electoral dilemma ahead of clash against Arsenal on 17 February. The Gunners without Dennis Bergkamp, ​​Emmanuel Petit and Martin Keown, and conceded an early penalty when Ray Parlor dropped Johnsen. Yorke missed, chipping the wide ball from the right post, and made to pay early in the second half as Nwankwo Kanu through the ball found striker Anelka, who put his team forward. Given Arsenal's defensive record, another clean sheet was seen on the cards until Cole's header in the 60th minute drew level. United have since had several chances to win the game, but one point each leaves a balanced title hunt. Back to back victory started with a 1-0 win at Coventry on 20 February, and a 2-1 win at home to Southampton a week later, maintaining United's hold in first place.
March and April
Cup duty is a top priority in March as United play only two league games: away to Newcastle and at home against Everton. Two wins from two, including two goals by Cole against his former club, Newcastle, helped the team to become the first to reach 60 points this season.
Manchester United could only manage a 1-1 draw at Wimbledon on 3 April when Beckham's hard shot canceled Jason Euell's opening goal in the fifth minute. Although some members of the first team were rested for the Juventus match, United won 3-0 at Old Trafford against Sheffield Wednesday and struggled well to earn a point against Leeds at Elland Road after a midweek game at Juventus. But the result allowed Arsenal to move to the top of the Premiership for the first time this season, despite having played one more game, having scored six goals against Middlesbrough at Riverside.
May
Another versatile performance by Beckham dragged United back to the top, but Arsenal's win at Derby the following Sunday restored the champions slim advantage. Against Liverpool at Anfield, Ferguson restored Cole-Yorke's partnership, and in the last 23 minutes scored the opening goal from Beckham's cross. In the second half United awarded a penalty for a challenge on Jesper Blomqvist by Jamie Carragher, who converted Irwin successfully. But Irwin was sent off in the 75th minute for a second yellow card offense after Jamie Redknapp scored with a penalty to give Liverpool hope. Paul Ince, rushed an equalizer two minutes from time. United's manager did not hide his discomfort, adding he thought "the referee handed it to them." On the same night, Arsenal convincingly beat Tottenham rivals to move three points, as they still play more games. Wenger insists that United are a marginal favorite, but it is clear that the title race will be decided on the last day, similar to 1995.
With two games remaining, Yorke scored his 29th goal of the season at Middlesbrough to help his team back to the top of the standings. Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink's late goal against Arsenal two days later, but ended Wenger's chances to defend the league championship. United now only need four points, one of which was obtained at Ewood Park, lowering Blackburn Rovers in the process. Manchester United finally secured the championship on the final day, returning from one goal down against Tottenham to a 2-1 win. The achievement was more special for Ferguson, who raised his fifth domestic championship in seven seasons.
Color: Green = Manchester United win; Yellow = balance; Red = opponent wins.
Allocation of points: Three points awarded for winning; one for a drawn game; nothing to lose.
FA Cup
Despite receiving a draw in each of their first four rounds (third to sixth), United pair up against tough opponents throughout the competition. On their way to the final, they beat five Premier League teams: Middlesbrough, Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal and Newcastle United. The only non-Premier League team that United played in the competition was Fulham, who at the time was playing in the Second Division, third-tier English football, but even they were not considered a repellent, after claiming a surprise win over Southampton and Aston Villa in the previous round..
In the third round, United were drawn against Middlesbrough, who recently beat them in the league. Andy Townsend gave Middlesbrough an edge early in the second half, but goals from Cole, Irwin and Giggs gave United a 3-1 win.
United face Liverpool at home in the next round, where the visitors took the lead from Michael Owen's header in just three minutes. Despite creating a lot of scoring chances, the team failed to equalize until the 86th minute, when Yorke scored from a Beckham free kick. In the second minute of extra time, Ole Gunnar SolskjÃÆ'Â|r hit the ball that sent Liverpool goalkeeper David James the wrong way to give United a victory.
Cole scored the winning goal against Fulham on Valentine's Day to set up a quarter-final match at home against Chelsea. Although there was no goal, Paul Scholes and Roberto Di Matteo were both expelled and sidelined, three days later at Stamford Bridge. Yorke continued to improve his scoring record, scoring twice against the Blues on March 10.
United play cup holders Arsenal in the semi-finals at Villa Park on 11 April. No team was able to score even after extra time was played, therefore the match was decided in a replay four days later. Beckham opened the scoring for United with a long-range effort, but Dennis Bergkamp pulled the Arsenal level with a shot that deflected off center back United Jaap Stam. Arsenal then thought they had taken the lead when Nicolas Anelka put the ball behind United, but the goal was ruled out for offside. United captain Roy Keane was red-carded for two offensive offenses and United played the last thirty minutes of normal time with ten players. In injury time at the end of the second half, Phil Neville fouled Ray Parlor in the penalty area. Peter Schmeichel parried Bergkamp's penalty kick and the game entered into extra-time.
Giggs scored part time through the second half of extra time. Taking possession in the midfield after a loose pass from Patrick Vieira, he dribbled past Arsenal's back line before firing just below goalkeeper David Seaman's bar. Giggs ran celebrating towards United fans, and United held on to defeat the Gunners 2-1. The goal is the last ever printed in the FA Cup semi-final replay, as they were eliminated the following season.
United meet Newcastle United in the FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium, the last FA Cup final to be held there before being closed for rebuilding. Less than 10 minutes into the game, Keane was injured and replaced by Sheringham. He and Scholes each finished with a goal in a 2-0 victory which ensured a double victory.
Color: Green = Manchester United win; Yellow = balance; Red = opponent wins.
League Cup
As in the previous four seasons, United rested many of their first team players in the League Cup instead of using the competition to provide first-team experience to players and their young reserves. In the third round United's competition required an extension of time to beat Bury, eventually winning 2-0 with goals from Erik Nevland and Ole Gunnar SolskjÃÆ'Â|r. In the fourth round, two more goals from SolskjÃÆ'Â|r gave United a 2-1 win over Nottingham Forest, giving them a place in the quarter-finals for the first time since they reached the final in 1994. United lost in the quarterfinals. -finition by the eventual winner of Tottenham Hotspur; two goals from Chris Armstrong and one from David Ginola gave Spurs a 3-1 victory, with former Spurs striker Teddy Sheringham scoring consolation for United when he returned to White Hart Lane.
Color: Green = Manchester United win; Yellow = balance; Red = opponent wins.
UEFA Champions League
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Color: Green = Manchester United win; Yellow = balance; Red = opponent wins.
Group stage
United are drawn in Group D, quickly labeled the "death group" of the competition, along with Spanish club Barcelona, ​​German champions Bayern Munich and Danish club BrÃÆ'¸ndby.
Both matches against Barcelona end with a draw. Although Giggs, Scholes and Beckham put the team into a 3-2 lead at Old Trafford, the visitors were awarded a late penalty after Butt was sent off for handling the ball. Luis Enrique converts the ball into the goal to leave both teams with one point on Matchday One. In a return game on Nov. 25 at Camp Nou, the match Barca needed to win to avoid elimination, Dwight Yorke's goal gave United a 3-2 lead, but Barca star Rivaldo equalized and almost scored again but his effort hit. crossbar.
United were denied victory by Bayern Munich twice, going home and going. In Munich, the home side equalized with two minutes to go with United leading 2-1, after Schmeichel unusually went and missed the Bixente Lizarazu throw, allowing Giovane ÃÆ'â € ° ber to tap from a few yards out and score his second from competition. The return leg ends in a dead end; Roy Keane scored before half-time through a low header before Hasan Salihamid? I? equated to visitors.
United made two heavy defeats at BrÃÆ'¸ndby, beating them 6-2 in Copenhagen and 5-0 at Old Trafford.
Results in the other group meant a second-place finish was enough for United to advance to the quarter-finals, joining the group leader Bayern Munich.
Color: Green = Manchester United win; Yellow = balance; Red = opponent wins.
Allocation of points: Three points awarded for winning; one for a drawn game; nothing to lose.
Knockout Phase
In the knockout round, United played two Italian teams in the quarter-finals and semi-finals, Internazionale and Juventus; United have never won on the Italian pitch.
In the quarter-finals, Beckham faces Diego Simeone for the first time since the 1998 World Cup. In the first leg at Old Trafford, United beat Inter 2-0 with two almost identical goals from Yorke, both from a cross by Beckham; Simeone's second-half goal was disallowed for pushing. At San Siro, Scholes scored the last away goal to equalize at 1-1 as United advanced 3-1 on aggregate.
In the semi-finals, Juve captain Antonio Conte meets Edgar Davids pass to give Juventus an away goal. United equalized in injury time through Giggs, who converted a Beckham cross: Teddy Sheringham's goal a few minutes earlier had been disallowed. A draw means that United need to win in Italy, or get a 2-2 or greater draw.
At Stadio delle Alpi, Filippo Inzaghi scored twice in the first 11 minutes to give Juve a 3-1 aggregate advantage. Team captain Roy Keane, however, who was shown a yellow card prevented him from playing the final, headed for Beckham's cross. Dwight Yorke added a second goal to equalize shortly before the break. In the second half, Cole put United ahead for the first time in matches and matches. Yorke was dropped by the Juve keeper in the area as he rounded it, but the referee played an advantage and Cole tapped in from a sharp angle. United held on for their first win in Italy and booked their place at Camp Nou for the final against the Bayern Munich side.
Color: Green = Manchester United win; Yellow = balance; Red = opponent wins.
Final
United were without first-choice midfielders Keane and Scholes, as both were suspended after receiving a second yellow card in the competition. Ferguson reorganized the team, with Blomqvist and Butt replacing Keane and Scholes, Beckham moving from the right wing to the middle and Giggs moving from left to right wing. United line up in their normal 4-4-2 formation. This is the last game for Peter Schmeichel, who captains the team.
Mario Basler's free kick after six minutes opened the scoring for Bayern Munich. Bayern then had a chance to extend their lead with Mehmet Scholl hit the post and Carsten Jancker's crossbar, forcing Peter Schmeichel to make many rescues. In reaction to goal-scoring, Ferguson was replaced at SolskjÃÆ'Â|r and Sheringham. When the game entered an injury time period, referee Pierluigi Collina showed that three minutes would be played. In almost the last attack of the game, United won the bend, which brought Beckham and goalkeeper Schmeichel going ahead. The ball was partially cleared by the Bayern defense before it was played back to Giggs, who sent a low volley into Sheringham's path, which shot a low squeezing scratch inside the post.
Almost immediately after United's equalizer won another corner, again taken by Beckham. He landed the ball on Sheringham's head who nodded to SolskjÃÆ'Â|r who in turn stabbed his foot into the roof of the goal. Oliver Kahn, the Bayern goalkeeper, does not move on the line. United has resumed. Bayern barely had time to restart the game, which the referee Collina brought to close just seconds later.
During the celebrations, United captain Peter Schmeichel and manager Alex Ferguson lifted the trophy together into the crowd. Despite their suspension, both Keane and Scholes received a winning medal in the pulpit. Keane claims that until now he has not seen a medal, feeling that his absence has polluted his achievements so far as he "does not deserve a medal". Bayern legend Lothar MatthÃÆ'¤us replaced his runner-up medal once he accepted it, and then said that United were "lucky" to win the final.
Manchester United became the first British team to win the European Cup (first in Champions League format), since Liverpool won the title in 1984 beating Roma on penalties. The club also won on the date of the 90th anniversary of Sir Matt Busby.
Legacy
Nearly 24 hours after the play in Barcelona, ​​a crowd of 500,000 people appeared on the streets of Manchester to greet United players, who paraded through the city by an open bus. As European champions Manchester United are invited to play in the Intercontinental Cup against Brazilian club Palmeiras in Tokyo. Roy Keane scored the winner, making sure the team became the first and last British team to win the trophy, which was abolished in 2004.
To help England with a World Cup host bid, United controversially withdrew from the 1999-2000 FA Cup, the first time the holder has done so to play in the first Club World Championship. They did not get past the group stage, and Ferguson has admitted his regrets about how they handle the situation.
Together with Busby Babes, the 1999 treble-winning team was regarded by supporters as a benchmark for the Manchester United team. In 2007 The Daily Telegraph in collaboration with World Soccer Magazine published a list of the twenty biggest football teams of all time: United were ranked last in the ranks behind Liverpool's double winners 1977. Two years later, the Daily Mail compiled the Biggest Team of All Time list, Ferguson's rank of achievement at number two, lost to the Brazilian national team in 1970. The winner of the time extension scored by Ryan Giggs in the FA Cup semi-final match against Arsenal produced a poll for the best goal in the competition and viewers Channel 4 assessed the return of the team in the Champions League final at number four on the list of 100 Greatest Moms of Sport.
Takeover experiment by BSkyB
In September 1998, Manchester United became a takeover target proposed by British Sky Broadcasting, a subsidiary of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Negotiations between the two sides have started during the summer, but have stalled after a dispute over the asking price. The group's original bid of Ã, Â £ 575 million - was initially considered their last offer - considered too low by two United board members (chairman Martin Edwards and Professor Sir Roland Smith), who pressed for higher numbers. Two days of talks followed and in an effort to close the deal, BSkyB made a final offer of Ã, Â £ 623.4 million.
A year earlier, Murdoch's Fox Entertainment Group bought the Los Angeles Dodgers for $ 311 million. Fox also holds exclusive rights to Major League Baseball which means from a strategic point of view, the acquisition of Murdoch looks more attractive. He can now control the programming content on his network and distribution rights to Dodgers. For the same reason, BSkyB mimics the Fox formula and goes on to take over the Premier League club. Manchester United is Murdoch's choice and board member. The club is the most valuable in English football, making Ã, Â £ 30.1 million from reception and the gateway program in 1997 alone. At the same time, more than 200 support groups are established worldwide and club fanbase exceeds 100 million, although only a million have ever been to Old Trafford to watch the first team play. As a means to capitalize on this growing market, MUTV, a club-operated television station was launched in August 1998. In collaboration with Granada Media Group and BSkyB it is the world's first dedicated channel for football clubs, funded entirely through subscriptions. The success of the United pitch largely depends on the care talents of manager Ferguson, who form a team that is able to dominate in the long run.
When BSkyB publicized their intentions to take over Manchester United, supporters reacted angrily to the news. The majority feel the tradition of the club, built on a loyal fan base and great teams including Busby Babes and currently Fledglings Fergie will be tarnished forever. United are no longer an independent entity, and the big decisions that affect the club seem increasingly likely to be taken on the other side of the world.
As a means of gathering supporters to get the cause, a campaign of awareness of the takeover was launched. Red Issue issued pamphlets to fans and demonstrations in and around Old Trafford took place before the game against Charlton Athletic on 9 September. Football fans across the UK also lent support by lobbying their local parliamentarians to pass legislation, preventing further future sports takeovers.
Perhaps the significance of the protest was the formation of United Against Murdoch Shareholders, better known as the Manchester United Supporters Trust today, by journalist Michael Crick. Working with IMUSA (The Independent Manchester United Supporters Association), their common goal is to seek merger references by the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry to the Monopoly and Merger Commission. Therefore both groups submit the paper to the Fair Trade Office, stressing the importance of why mergers should not be done. IMUSA specifically argues that BSkyB's main purpose is not United's position but their dominant position. The relevant market with Sky Television is a premium subscription channel and by buying an established Premier League team when they already have rights to the division solely for financial gain. In addition, the Manchester United market is in the field and acquisitions by media organizations - primarily run by Murdoch - can create destructive damage to the sport in the long run.
Subject to public pressure, trade secretary Peter Mandelson called the deal with the Merger Commission in October 1998. The report, resolved in April 1999, found that BSkyB acted selfishly and blocked the broadcaster's offer.
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Transfer
Manchester United's first departure in the 1998-99 season was Ben Thornley, who joined Huddersfield Town for £ 175,000 on July 3, 1998. A day later, Leon Mills joined Wigan Athletic at an undisclosed fee, and Adam Sadler was released. The two longest club players, Brian McClair and Gary Pallister, also left. McClair has been at United since 1987, and opted to return to Motherwell in the Scottish Premier League; he played at Fir Park in the early 1980s. Pallister agreed to return to Middlesbrough on a £ 2.5 million deal, nine years after he left them for a £ 2.3m transfer to Old Trafford. On November 4, 1998, Chris Casper signed a contract at a cost of £ 300,000.
Overcoming Pallister's loss, Ferguson signed Jaap Stam from PSV Eindhoven, becoming the world's most expensive defender in a £ 10 million deal. Swedish winger Jesper Blomqvist soon followed, completing a £ 4.4million transfer in July before Dwight Yorke was controversially drafted inside from Aston Villa to become the club's record holder. Dutch striker Patrick Kluivert, impressed during the World Cup, is on the verge of finalizing a £ 9million transfer from Milan, only for unsuccessful talks. A $ 5.5 million bid for Ole Gunnar SolskjÃÆ'Â|r from Tottenham Hotspur was accepted, but SolskjÃÆ'Â|r himself refused the transfer after meeting with Alex Ferguson.
On March 24, Michael Ryan signed a contract with Wrexham for an undisclosed fee. A day later, Paul Gibson signed a contract for Notts County, and on the same day, Philip Mulryne signed a contract for Norwich City. On April 16, Terry Cooke signed a contract with city rivals Manchester, Manchester City. On June 30, United released Gerard Gaff and Jason Hickson, on the same day that Peter Schmeichel signed for Sporting CP, John Thorrington joined Bayer Leverkusen, and Lee Whiteley went to Salford City.
United's only winter arrival is Bojan Djordjic, who signed for an undisclosed fee on 17 February.
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