SQUADS CONFIRMED FOR TREBLE REUNION MATCH

 SQUADS CONFIRMED FOR TREBLE REUNION MATCH
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The countdown is on to see Manchester United’s 1998/99 squad take on a team of Bayern Munich legends at Old Trafford this weekend with the unified the match is taking place on Sunday 26 May that exactly 20 years since the day when United came from behind to defeat Bayern 2-1 at Barcelona’s Nou Camp and win the Champions League to seal the unique threefold..

All funds raised from the anniversary game will support Manchester United Foundation’s work with young people across the local area. Here, they round up which legends will be pulling on their shirts and lacing up their boots again.

The Former United captain Gary Neville will take part, with Henning Berg, Wes Brown, Denis Irwin, Ronny Johnsen, David May and Jaap Stam providing further defensive options. Class of ’92 graduates David Beckham, Nicky Butt and Paul Scholes will make up the midfield, alongside Jesper Blomqvist and Jonathan Greening.

In attack, our four fab forwards from 1998/99 will all be reunited. Current manager and Champions League final match-winner Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will therefore join Andy Cole, the Treble campaign’s leading scorer Dwight Yorke and Teddy Sheringham in the squad.

Karel Poborsky, Louis Saha and Mikael Silvestre were not at the club during the Treble-winning season but, as regulars in previous Legends matches and keen supporters of Manchester United Foundation, they are also set to play a part in the game.