The greatest ... Manchester United matches

Aston Villa 4, Manchester United 6
FA Cup third round, January 10, 1948
George Edwards scores the first of his two goals for Villa after 13 seconds, but United lead 5-1 at half-time. Villa pull it back to 5-4 and then hit the bar, but Stan Pearson scores his second and United’s sixth two minutes from time.

Manchester United 3, Barcelona 0
Cup Winners’ Cup quarter-final, second leg, March 21, 1984
After losing the first leg 2-0 to Diego Maradona and Co in Spain, United lead at half-time through a Bryan Robson goal. In a fervent atmosphere, Robson and Frank Stapletonscore in quick succession in the second half.

Manchester United 2, Sheffield Wednesday 1
Premier League, April 10, 1993
United trail Aston Villa by a point with six league matches left, but while Villa draw at home to Coventry City, United come from behind with two late Steve Bruce headers to go top, where they stay to record their first title in 26 years.

Manchester United 2, Bayern Munich 1
Champions League final, May 26, 1999
Already League and FA Cup winners, United are behind for 85 minutes as they seek a unique treble. But two David Beckham corners in the dying moments of time in the Nou Camp lead to goals by two substitutes, Teddy Sheringham and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

Comments

[Jon M]

Far too many great games just to be reduced to 4. I guess the criteria has for the inclusion was something to do with impact ... Utd winning the CL was a great result, but it was a poor performance.

There were two "great games" against Barcelona in the group stages that season that ended 3-3 ... although I'd go with the previous poster and the 3-2 win in Turin as being the best performance in the CL that season.

What about being 3-0 down to Spurs, only to win 5-3? 4-0 vs. Benfica in 1968? Beating Barca (2-1) in the Cup Winners Cup Final? 4-0 vs Chelsea in the 1994 Cup Final to win the first double?

As I say, too many!

[FELIX RIAGA]

Man United 2-1 Arsenal
F.A Cup semi-final replay
What a way to end the 'replay rule' at this stage of the competition. Ahead on seventeen minutes via a David Beckham curled shot, Bergkamp draws Arsenal level on 60 minutes. Roy Keane is sent off late into the game. Young Phil Neville brings down Ray Parlour in the penalty box...but the great Dane-Schmeichel-stops Bergkamp from sealing the win at the brink of stoppage time. Then the godsend Ryan Giggs runs with the ball eighty yards from the man united half...and beats four, five...six players before planting the ball on the roof of the net. What a game that was almost a decade ago!

[Claire]

What about FA Cup Semi replay v Arsenal in 1999? Extra time, a sending off, a penalty save, the two best teams in the country, and THAT goal from Ryan Giggs. That match had everything.

Also the 3-2 win v Juventus in 97/98 at Old Trafford. Proved Utd could beat the big teams in Europe at long last. Plus it came only days after Roy Keane was ruled out for the entire season which wasn't easy news for the club to receive.

For pure adrenalin and a great game of football all-round, I also loved the 3-3 away to Barcelona in 98-99.

[Michael]

HELLO? how about man utd vs arsenal 1999 FA Cup Semi Final Replay, Beckham with a beauty, Berkgamp misses a penalty in the last minute thanks to the great dane, keane sent off! And then, down to 10 men, Ryan Giggs produces the greatest goal in FA cup history to win the cup and send us on the way to a treble!!

[James McSweeney]

Juventus 2-3 Manchester United
European Champions League Semi-Final Leg 2.
After eleven minutes, two goals down. Roy Keane pulls one back then get yellow carded and knows he'll miss the final but plays the game of his life to get there and by half time United are going though on goal difference. By full time Andy Cole has sealed it.