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Sporting Witness: Manchester United's record-breaking treble

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25/05/2024 GMT

BBC World Service - Sporting Witness, Manchester United's record-breaking treble

How Manchester United became the first team to win the treble

Former midfielder Jesper Blomqvist on the dramatic European Cup final that secured the treble for Manchester United, having already won the English Premier League and the FA Cup.

Ten days at the end of Manchester United's 98/99 season would define the club as one of the greatest teams in the world. They won the English Premier League, followed by the FA Cup. 

It had been 31 years since they last won the European Cup, with Bayern Munich determined to end their bid for the record-breaking treble.

Former United midfielder Jesper Blomqvist speaks to Uma Doraiswamy about the pressure of trying to get the treble when everybody expects you to win, and how being substituted led to United equalising when they needed it most.

(Photo: Jesper Blomqvist with the European Cup. Credit: Reuters)

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