Collective Collaboration
As the dust settled on their 2-2 draw with Barcelona, United returned to league action to face Arsenal at Highbury. Andy Cole was an early casualty who would miss out through injury, but Scholes and Solskjaer passed late fitness tests which saw them make the bench. Coming into the United lineup was Nicky Butt who […]
Manchester United vs FC Barcelona
Phil Neville had deputized for both Gary Neville and Dennis Irwin in the weeks leading up to this game, however as both found themselves back to full fitness Ferguson went with his more experienced full back pairing. A late injury in United’s game with Coventry would see Ronnie Johnsen miss out on this match, with […]
Jewel in the Crown
The evening of the 15th of May 1991 will go down as one of the most famous nights in Manchester United history, with the club once again experiencing European glory and the realization that the man in charge was capable of delivering on the big stage. Thousands of United supporters made the pilgrimage across the […]
Lazio vs AC Milan
In May of 1994 AC Milan President Silvio Berlusconi stood beside Head Coach Fabio Capello as the pair held aloft the Champions League trophy, following Milan’s 4-0 destruction of Johan Cruyff’s FC Barcelona. Eight years into Berlusconi’s tenure as the controlling shareholder of the club, he was about to turn his hand to another form […]
Under Starters Orders
On the 15th of December 1995 Belgian footballer Jean Marc Bosman stood in front of the European Court of Justice, awaiting a ruling that was to change the face of professional football forever. This case had been brought to court after Bosman had attempted to join French club Dunkerque in 1990 after his contract with RFC Liege […]
Manchester United vs FC Barcelona
Phil Neville had deputized for both Gary Neville and Dennis Irwin in the weeks leading up to this game, however as both found themselves back to full fitness Ferguson went with his more experienced full back pairing. A late injury in United’s game with Coventry would see Ronnie Johnsen miss out on this match, with […]
Holland vs England
England sealed their progress into the Euro 96 quarter finals with a famous win over Holland at Wembley Stadium. English strike pair Alan Shearer and Teddy Sheringham netted two goals each, while Patrick Kluivert netted a late goal that sealed progress for Netherlands in dramatic fashion despite this heavy defeat. Recent history gave little clue […]
Leeds United vs Rangers
Rangers advanced to the group stages of the UEFA Champions League with a 2-1 win over English champions Leeds United at Elland Road. A goal each from the prolific strike duo of Mark Hateley and Ally McCoist lifted the Scottish champions into a 4-1 aggregate lead before Eric Cantona netted a late consolation goal for […]
Manchester United vs Arsenal
The back story to this particular match begins in the summer of 1995 when Alex Ferguson embarked upon remodeling his United side for the future. Soon would come the departure of first team regulars such as Andrei Kanchelskis, Mark Hughes and Paul Ince, and in their place Ferguson would promote a group of exciting home […]
Newcastle vs Barcelona
Newcastle had qualified for this tournament with a second placed finish in Premier League play the previous season, when striker Alan Shearer led the way with 28 goals in all competitions. They then navigated the second qualifying round of this tournament in dramatic fashion when a 119th minute extra time goal from Temuri Ketsbaia proved […]