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Ryan Giggs, Manchester United's record appearance maker Wayne Rooney, Manchester United's record goalscorer. Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester. The club was founded as Newton Heath LYR F.C. in 1878 and turned professional in 1885, before joining the Football League ...
The game is remembered as one of the greatest in English football; it was ranked #38 in The Times' 50 Greatest Football Matches (2019). [12] Giggs' winning goal is also considered among the greatest ever scored, and his celebration, removing his shirt to reveal copious chest hair, is considered an iconic image by football fans.
The first was Manchester United beating Ipswich Town at Old Trafford on 4 March 1995, the second being Leicester City beating Southampton at St Mary's Stadium on 25 October 2019 (which stands as not only a joint Premier League record, but also an all-time record away win in the English football's top tier), the third being Manchester United ...
The following season, Manchester United became the first British club to win the FIFA Club World Cup, before becoming the first English club to claim three consecutive league titles twice. In 2010–11, Manchester United won their 19th top division title, passing Liverpool's previous record of 18, before winning a 20th title in 2012–13.
The 1999 UEFA Champions League final was an association football match between Manchester United of England and Bayern Munich of Germany, played at Camp Nou in Barcelona, Spain, on 26 May 1999, to determine the winner of the 1998–99 UEFA Champions League.
Manchester United won the match 3–2; combined with a 1–1 draw in the first leg, that gave them a 4–3 aggregate win and sent them to the 1999 UEFA Champions League Final. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Having gone 2–0 down to early goals from Filippo Inzaghi , the win is often described as one of Manchester United's greatest ever.
Their two defeats came in the final three games of a campaign interrupted by Covid-19 in away games against FC Porto, when Amorim's team lost 2-0, and Benfica, when they were beaten 2-1 by a goal ...
At the Premier League 20 Seasons Awards ceremony in 2012, the match was voted the greatest in the first 20 years of the Premier League, [147] garnering 18.4% of a public vote, beating Liverpool's 4–3 victory over Newcastle United from 1996, [148] and has been described as the greatest and most dramatic Manchester derby ever.