Season 1998-99 - Manchester United vs Leeds United
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00:00Old Trafford in November 1998 saw Lancashire take on Yorkshire in one of football's great historic fixtures
00:06Leeds United were the last club to win the championship of the Football League in 1992
00:10But six seasons into the premiership there had been one dominant force
00:14Manchester United have won it four times and been runners-up twice
00:19Coming into this match both teams were in sparkling form. The Red Devils beaten just twice in 22 and in third place
00:25Manager Alex Ferguson decided to rest David Beckham, Jesper Bonnqvist and Dennis Irwin
00:30Replacing them with Nicky Butt, Phil Neville and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer who was only making his fourth start of the season
00:36Jimmy Floyd Hasselbank was Leeds top scorer with seven goals. Beaten only once in 14, Leeds were sixth
00:43However, they were still without club captain Lucas Radeby who was injured, Robert Molinar and Lee Bowyer were suspended
00:49Steven McPhail, Alf Inge Haaland and Bruno Ribeiro deputized
00:54A youthful-looking Graham Pohl was in charge. Commentary from Alan Parry
00:59It'll be Leeds United in the white shirts, white socks and blue shorts who get the game underway
01:07Leeds United knowing that this has not been one of their better grounds over the years
01:12And knowing that this is the perfect day to change that record
01:16Bruno Ribeiro, the Portuguese player brought back into the midfield. It's only the second premiership match he started
01:25Wes Brown having trouble holding on to the ball for United's first throw
01:29And finds Dwight York who loses out to Hopkins. On to Hasselbank. Alf Inge Haaland
01:35Keeps the attack going for Leeds United. Down that right-hand side. They've got Hasselbank well placed in the middle
01:41Gunnar Halle
01:43Closed down quickly by Phil Neville
01:47Phil Neville playing at left-back today in place of the Republic of Ireland international Dennis Irwin, a former Leeds United player
01:55So although I'm sure he welcomes the break after so many matches this season
02:00Equally, I think he would have loved to have played today against his old club
02:04Manchester United come forward then for the first time with Nicky Butt brought down
02:09Free kick to United. Nicky Butt has been on the fringe of things this season
02:15So many quality players in the squad here
02:18And when you think Manchester United today have got Ryan Giggs and Teddy Sheringham on the substitutes bench
02:24It underlines the depth of their squad. Dwight York out in the sunshine on a beautiful winter's afternoon
02:30Incidentally here in Manchester weather conditions belying
02:34Manchester's reputation for rain
02:37Dwight York in possession again here for United
02:40Finding Saltshire eggs of the box slides it into Cole. Scholes takes over and
02:45Still there. York goes down a big appeal for a penalty from the United players
02:49But Graham Paul who was just behind that incident has waved play on and Leeds relieved to get away with that
02:56It looked a reasonable penalty claim from United's point of view
03:01McPhail now in possession for Leeds United lays it forward to Kewl
03:07Rivera with the knock on got that a little bit too deep and
03:12Dwight York unhappy here that the decision went against him
03:17Hart flicked on by McPhail to Hopkin now Hasselbank good football. Haaland beaten to it though by Neville
03:25Gunnar Halle
03:30Hasselbank's layoff excellent
03:32Hopkin and the ball certainly not traveling as you would expect this surface well below the standard
03:39That Manchester United should have
03:42Harry Kewl
03:44He's done well here against Brown and Roy Keane perfectly placed to cut out the cross
03:52That's a foul on Scholes by Ribeiro who is going to be booked for that
03:56It's got a pretty poor
03:58disciplinary record the Portuguese player
04:03And although he might have expected the referee to be lenient early on in the game, mr. Paul is not known for leniency
04:11So the first caution or Bruno Ribeiro
04:17And it was a bad challenge she couldn't complain about that
04:2212 minutes gone and the first entry into the referees book is not a goal but a caution
04:29Leads sixth in the table at the start of play 23 points from 14 games if they win
04:34They'll go into second place on goal difference above West Ham a huge incentive for them
04:46Woodgate one of many youngsters in this Leeds United team today
04:50Looking for one of the more experienced players in Hasselbank
04:53Ribeiro wins it back for Leeds stand with the challenge
04:56Ribeiro's in there again and again did well Hasselbank the cross a tester and Phil Neville
05:03Had to get there because he knew that Harry Kewl was coming in behind him and it would have been real danger to United
05:11Is McPhail cut out by Nicky but
05:25In heart with a throw good movement from cure and a useful looking ball
05:30But in the end nobody went to that near post and Schmeichel made an easy catch
05:35Hopkin now finding Hasselbank
05:38Holland
05:41Hyden winning it back than the Hala on the Leeds United, right?
05:47Asking a lot of our finger hole in there
05:53They keep up for United that is a glorious goal
05:56And has got round Woodgate
06:01And in the end commits the foul
06:05It's a great run though by salt Shire
06:08From a glorious Nicky but
06:12And a great run by Nicky but
06:15And a great run by Nicky but
06:18And a great run by Nicky but
06:21And a great run by Nicky but
06:23Rashia
06:25Glorious Nicky, but long ball to release him
06:30When he is fourth starred in the Premiership this season the Norwegian international
06:38Found by neville on cure
06:40on cure well they've got a couple of excellent left-footed players in the
06:51lineup today leads who might fancy a pop on target even here
06:57ian hart principal amongst them a 21 years old irishman backing off here
07:04it's a long way out
07:06so he was never going to be beaten by that a very poor effort
07:23huge kick there by the united keeper headed away by martin hayden but manchester united
07:30back in possession wes brown for them now looking for andy cole and it's found its way through to
07:35oh must be surely oh what a save by martin defensive errors by leeds united but their
07:44goalkeeper to the rescue lovely little ball over the top by brown awful defending then
08:00and the corner has come to nothing for manchester united
08:05well no wonder his fellow professionals voted him the best keeper in the premiership last season
08:11and he's continued in that kind of form this time round
08:15now where's brown that's a clever little ball skulls
08:25and again where's brown
08:27a rather awkward clearance by woodgate but he got away with it
08:32and now the ball has been given back to keen and dwight york and andy cole
08:39unlucky again cole nigel martin denies him once more
08:46wonderful combination again between york and cole but still
08:50alex ferguson's team haven't achieved the breakthrough manchester united nil lead united nil
08:57here's york good ball too for neville
09:07pulls it back towards nicky but what a save by nigel martin he's hurt himself doing it
09:15but that was fantastic goalkeeping to deny nicky but well it's going to be such a shame here if
09:22nigel martin has hurt himself badly but zoe it was his back that was the problem because this was
09:28a stupendous save that was on its way right into the top corner how did he get there and he might
09:35have struck his back on the base of the post as he fell to the ground lovely ball from neville
09:41and nicky but here must have been thinking that he was about to celebrate his first goal of the
09:45season that was incredible goalkeeping
09:54oh well played nicky but he was unlucky there but leeds have suddenly got a man
09:59over in this attack hopkin in possession haaland ahead of him is kiel
10:07this is hasselbank
10:08good effort it's gone in jimmy floyd hasselbank has scored totally against the run of play
10:17leeds united are in front and what a goal by hasselbank
10:26almost half an hour gone so much pressure from manchester united
10:31two wonderful saves by nigel martin but isn't this football all over leeds break hasselbank
10:38got into a great position here and beat peter schmeichel on the near post and i guess question
10:44marks will be raised once again about the manchester united goalkeeper here it was a
10:49beautifully struck shot but schmeichel's positioning has to carry a question mark
10:55this is mcphail and kiel's on side here chance to make it two what a glorious opportunity
11:02for harry kiel to give leeds united a two nil lead before half time manchester united expected
11:10the flag and it never came and when the ball went through to kiel he looked to the linesman
11:16and suddenly realized he was on side schmeichel did well to close him down so quickly and made
11:22himself even bigger the united goalkeeper and he couldn't lob it over him and into the net
11:32stamp helping it all the way back and hasselbank closed down
11:36schmeichel quickly did the right thing there schmeichel just got air on the ball
11:41cole paul scholes that's a great ball for nicky but it was intercepted well by weatherall
11:50roy keen dwight york brilliant skill from york and a set in solshire who has scored
11:59manchester united are level in the last minute of the first half here at old trafford
12:06and maybe even a fully fit nigel martin would have had trouble keeping that one out
12:11that one out lovely move by manchester united and the accuracy of solshire's shot
12:20beat martin and found the corner of the net and the little norwegian gets his seventh
12:25goal of the season right across the face of the goalkeeper
12:31and united deservedly you have to say are on level terms
12:36and well here hart he's still going and in the end when the shooting opportunity
12:44came it was on his wrong foot really a naturally left-sided player
12:58the halftime whistle at old trafford a half that began and ended in fine style
13:04for the home team and the major problem now for leeds at halftime is deciding whether nigel martin
13:11their goalkeeper can continue in the second half somehow i doubt it the halftime score
13:17manchester united won leeds united won
13:26and united must be feeling they've got to test out the young goalkeeper as quickly as they can
13:32hasn't even played that many games in the reserve team incidentally for leeds
13:35their number two their normal number two goalkeeper has been injured that's how he
13:39got his chance and he might have his chance to shine straight away here as schools gets into
13:44the penalty area and it's a goal by keen almost straight from the kickoff before young paul
13:50robertson had got a touch he's got to kick the ball out of the back of the net 30 seconds gone
13:56in the second half and manchester united have gone from a goal down
14:01to a goal in front roykeen's first premiership goal for 14 months
14:09what a staggering start wonderful skill there by skulls and he pulled the ball back beautifully
14:17and roykeen's side-footed effort high into the roof of the net what a setback for david o'leary
14:27well played dwight york and gary neville again that's a good looking ball for nicky buck but
14:35it was headed clear by weatherall only as far as phil neville
14:42he's done well here neville
14:46the pullback not the best ball though hopkin for leeds has given it away to dwight york
14:53lovely skill by him phil neville drives it into the far post
14:59well that would have been something if that had been on target because phil neville
15:03has only managed two goals in over a hundred appearances in his manchester united career
15:12scam beaten to it there by hasselbank and the ball breaks for cure mistake by young wes brown
15:18and this time keel makes no mistake he missed a wonderful opportunity just before half time
15:25but now keel has brought leeds united level his fifth goal of the season
15:34and i'm afraid the fingers have to be pointed at young wes brown the manchester united defender
15:41who made a hash of that keel didn't and it's 2-2 here with only seven minutes gone
15:49in the second half what a game we've got now
15:55skulls he's been outstanding and there's a lovely ball to salt shire
16:02oh that could easily have deflected off any one of the number of players between him and the goal
16:06when he hit it to leeds massive relief it didn't and travel wide look sharp today though
16:14so chair really taking the opportunity of a rare start in the first team
16:23there's been a slight movement in tactics here for manchester united
16:27come back to that in a moment as hasselbank goes forward for leeds hopkin
16:36it's michael chasing there and he took a terrible risk got away with it in the end skulls
16:45certainly juggle things around here manchester united because wes brown has now gone into a
16:49central defensive position he is really a central defender he's only been used as a right back in
16:54recent games so gary neville has gone back out wide into his normal right back row with phil
17:02neville on the left
17:07tactical change that seemed to be working for manchester united till that leads equalizer
17:17leads on the back foot for the moment 2-2 the score
17:23hasselbank did really well then to control that but a great tackle by nicky but wins it back skulls
17:32oh that was an important clearance by gunnar halle but they're still under pressure leads
17:40nicky but dwight york and on to phil neville four united men in the box the cross was poor but it
17:49still finds its way through and then another penalty claim by manchester united and their
17:54skipper roy keen is furious with opponent and referee alike but it's not been given
18:02the verdict is a manchester united throw not the penalty they were hoping for
18:09and dwight you're trying to get roy keen to calm down andy cole as well intervening
18:17and king could be in trouble here for descent
18:19always had a short temper and feels that uh his views were justified then and he's still
18:31having a go there at haaland who's also involved in that little altercation
18:40is it just going to be a warning or is it going to be a card it looks like he'll get away with a
18:46rap on the knuckles keen as he talks himself into further trouble well let's see exactly
18:52what he was complaining about that challenge from weatherall
19:02hasselbank
19:05and he's there again haaland was checked in his attempt to run onto that ball by phil neville
19:12who has shown the yellow card
19:17and the break in play here will enable manchester united
19:21to make their next substitution teddy sherringham
19:24who's been out six weeks with a knee problem will replace paul skulls
19:30hopkins free kick touched on by hasselbank but straight through to peter schmeichel
19:40manchester united to lead united to the scoreline here and plenty of time
19:45for a winner in this game
19:47but straight through to peter schmeichel
19:53manchester united to lead united to the scoreline here and plenty of time
19:58for a winner in this game and quite a forward line manchester united to have here now gigs
20:05solkshire york and sherringham all out there in the attacking half but it's
20:10hasselbank attacking for lead united and there's a lovely ball for kewl
20:15oh well it's the third time in this game that kewl has been in a great position
20:21he scored once and missed the other two might have fancied that more if it had been on his
20:27left foot perhaps lovely ball from hasselbank to release him and that was a real opportunity
20:38and suddenly leads are threatening again with kewl here
20:41and hasselbank now and in the end neville's tackle was good enough and then an incident
20:47involving keen and haaland two players who've been involved earlier and the referee is going
20:54to have a word with them both or certainly with the leaves man initially anyway
20:59haaland's been called across keen has gone away from the incident
21:03a marvellously entertaining game of football has ended in a 3-2 victory for manchester united
21:12leads i'm sure will feel hard done by and maybe did enough to merit a point here today but
21:18manchester united take all three to move into second place in the premiership table and the
21:23final score at old trafford manchester united three lead united two a tightly fought contest
21:31with the red devils just having the edge but it would end in a season of total domination for
21:35united as boxing day saw them click into gear going on a 20 match unbeaten run come may they
21:41took the premier league title the fa cup and the champions league and alex ferguson was rewarded
21:47with a knighthood david o'leary in his first season in charge of leads steered the club to fourth
21:52and a uefa cup place