EPL 1998/99 - Arsenal vs Manchester United
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00:00It's one of the biggest games of the season whenever it's played, but in the September heat of 1998 the match had a special edge
00:07Arsenal ran out as holders of the Premier League trophy that Manchester United fans had begun to regard as their own
00:13Us and Wenger's side were also looking to become the first team in Premier League history to record three successive victories over Manchester United
00:21So three points and a small piece of history at stake
00:25Arsenal would have to do it without Emmanuel Petit who was injured Stephen Hughes came into midfield alongside Patrick Vieira
00:31Dennis Bergkamp partnered Nicola Onelka up front
00:36Andy Cole wasn't available for Alex Ferguson while Paul Scholes and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer only made the bench
00:43Ryan Giggs was deployed in a central attacking role alongside Dwight York while Jesper Blomqvist played wide on the left
00:49Captain Roy Keane partnered Nicky Butt in a physical United midfield
00:54Everyone in the country had an eye on this one
00:56Not least England manager Glenn Hoddle who was keeping tabs on a number of the main protagonists. Your match commentator is Alan Parry
01:06It's Manchester United all in black remember who get the game underway attacking from left to right
01:13Dwight York getting his first touch one back off him by Patrick Vieira
01:17Arsenal first on the attack with Parler who overcame an ankle injury to take his place today good challenge there by Dennis Irwin
01:25To stop him in his tracks
01:28Martin Keogh one of the many many internationals on view, but it's uh looking around the pitch hard to
01:34Find anyone who hasn't played for his country in this star-studded lineup
01:41Including number two here Gary Neville
01:44England's right back alone because Glenn Hoddle chooses to play with three centre-backs
01:50He often loses out though. He is the undisputed number one in that position
01:54Dwight York at 12.6 million pounds signing
01:59Club record and the second highest in British history behind Alan Shearer at 15 million pounds
02:06Bergkamp's layoff gets it back again from Anelka
02:10This is Nigel Winterburn back to the captain Tony Adams
02:15He spreads play to Lee Dixon
02:18Finding Vieira back again to the right back. He's found some space here Dixon
02:23And it's an excellent ball to Parler Bergkamp back to Dixon shot well blocked by Irwin
02:29But a very bright start there by Arsenal good attack
02:32And then a fine challenge by Beckham on Winterburn
02:40Here's Vieira Bergkamp lovely skill
02:45Overmars had to check to avoid being offside and Stam
02:50Just prevents the ball going for a corner and Schmeichel playing a very sloppy ball back to him
02:55And could have been made to pay for that but Bergkamp right underneath the shot
03:00Good start though by Arsenal here
03:03Mistake here by Stam who made a very unsteady start to his united career in the charity shield match
03:09Against Arsenal, but I don't think he was too grateful when Schmeichel played it back to him then Dion's clearance
03:17Then Winterburn helps it forward
03:20back in again
03:21by
03:23Henning Berg and the whistle goes for a free kick
03:27Foul by Patrick Vieira
03:30Foul by Patrick Vieira
03:32On Jesper Blomqvist good position this
03:35For Manchester United. We all know what David Beckham is capable of just to name one of the likely takers here
03:44Already scored a couple of spectacular goals this season
03:50So David Seaman his England colleague will know what to expect
03:54But he still had to go at full stretch to keep it out an excellent effort from that distance by David Beckham
04:03Seaman a full stretch to save
04:10Now Lee Dixon
04:13Parler making the run Irwin should get there first and does
04:24So
04:28Paul layoff again by Bergkamp, but parlor gets it and Bergkamp again. Good run by Dennis Bergkamp
04:42Up against
04:43Our fellow dutchman, of course in yap
04:45Stam who is the world's most expensive defender at 10 and three quarter million pounds
04:52Here's David Beckham for Manchester United, what would he fetch in the transfer market? I wonder Keown heading behind for a corner
05:04Beckham with the corner here for Manchester United
05:07Keane trying to head it back in
05:09And who made contact there? It was Adams. Yes another corner on the other side
05:14Where most of Manchester United's followers are gathered?
05:21Short this time to David Beckham who plays a good deep ball in headed clear by Hughes
05:28Blomqvist
05:29Closed down by Bergkamp Winterburn gets the tackle in
05:36And Blomqvist will find as uh
05:39All his contemporaries from overseas have before him
05:42How blisteringly quick the pace of the english game is
05:45Fiera showing his pace and strength and pulls you back to Bergkamp
05:50Blocked by Irwin Dixon under the loose ball and an excellent shot by the right back
05:56Schmeichel right behind it
05:58What a bright start to this game here. It's really flowing
06:02Great football from england's two most successful sides in recent years over mars in a goal scoring position here
06:09Schmeichel saves with his legs on the near post
06:11Blomqvist
06:13Wonderful stuff already at ivory
06:18Well over mars just found himself at the wrong angle here basically
06:26Arsene Wenger almost two years now in charge at arsenal and what a transformation he's brought about
06:32Quite rightly voted manager of the year last season
06:35Foreign
06:40Excellent interception by the ageless dixon. Here's parlor
06:49Irwin again doing well, but he's still got the cross in
07:05Free kick blomqvist foul
07:08Dixon particularly keen to do well because he'll miss the next game against
07:12Sheffield wednesday due to suspension after being sent off against chelsea
07:19Stephen Hughes will take the free kick the big guns of adams keogh moving forward
07:26And the header is in by adams tony adams the captain gives arsenal the lead 14 minutes gone
07:35a
07:38Towering header by tony adams from a quite superb hughes free kick
07:43He got above all the defenders and peter schmeichel
07:47and the ball
07:49Flew into the back of the net
07:52Tony adams gives arsenal first blood here at highbury
08:00A great ball to gigs neville
08:03Vieira
08:05Under pressure here from dwight yore
08:07Oh well played
08:09very cool
08:10And a good ball from hughes over mars
08:14Arsenal looking dangerous here. Look how much ground keen is made up
08:18Now anoka over mars
08:21And still over mars
08:23And now bird camp anoka in there as well
08:27And finds a way through bird camp shot in the end goes wide
08:33And manchester united at the center of their defense looked all at sea then
08:40It's been a very good game of football this in the heat at highbury and the heat is on manchester united at the moment
08:47But adams missed kick clearance causes arsenal a problem and dixon says well, whatever you can do badly I can do worse
08:58Here's dwight york
09:00Oh
09:02Beckham danger here for arsenal
09:05great effort
09:06How did that stay out?
09:09Beckham can't believe it. David seaman was beaten
09:13No question about that
09:15But it hit the post and seemed to bounce along the goal line
09:18You sensed the moment he got it. There was danger here
09:22Look at that
09:24unbelievable
09:25nine times out of ten
09:27These hit the post and go in
09:29Not this time and arsenal they feel that this is going to be their day and little things like that happen
09:38Great effort
09:54Hughes back to winterburn
09:57Beckham on hand, but he still finds over mars
10:03This is parla
10:05Good effort
10:08That wasn't far off
10:13Schmeichel not too happy with the defending in front of him
10:17And ray parlor who scored six goals in the championship season close to his first of this season
10:27Dwight york finds gigs back again to york
10:35Good tackle keogh long whiskeys the cross in and beckham shaped to hit it, but winterburn made sure he couldn't
10:51Berg did well then but it's gone straight to over mars
10:54Anelka and anelka's through
10:59Great save
11:01Magnificent goalkeeping by peter schmeichel that looked the second arsenal goal from the moment anelka broke loose
11:08Yes
11:18Well, that's sloppy vienna
11:21What a run again by patrick. Vieira great tackle by stam
11:27Well, he's had his critic stamp and he's had his uneasy moments in this game, but that was brilliant
11:32gigs the pace of the game
11:35Outstanding here and the quality and there's a great ball. Anelka's in the clear again
11:42And schmeichel's denied him again
11:44But with the follow-up anelka makes it two
11:50And at long last an arsenal striker is off the mark
11:58What a moment to score
12:00A minute of the first half remaining and nicolas anelka
12:06Despite the first brilliant save from schmeichel follows up to give arsenal a two-nil lead
12:18A body blow to manchester united
12:22Is
12:27Keen foul by viera by anoka rather
12:33Now then this in first half stoppage time
12:36Could be an opportunity again for david beckham to try and at least reduce the deficit
12:43before the interval
12:51So
13:03Oh, it tested him again, but he was not to be found wanting for the second time
13:14Manchester united free kick we've had almost three minutes of stoppage time
13:22So
13:30The end of a brilliant first half at highbury
13:34tony adams setting the champions on their way
13:37With a towering header and nicolas anelka with a second goal just before the halftime whistle and arsenal go off
13:45Deservedly in front here at highbury against manchester united by two goals to nil
13:52So
13:54No personal changes made by either arsene wenger or alex ferguson during the halftime interval, but I do suspect that if
14:02Manchester united don't quickly get back into this game early in the second half then ferguson might have to make those changes
14:10Arsenal get the half underway
14:13Attacking from left to right and leading by two goals to nil. Remember winners of their last three matches against manchester united
14:22Stam beaten to it and it drops to bergkamp
14:26side netting
14:28He'd have been scoring goals like that
14:30a season ago
14:31That's the difference in confidence and sharpness. I think between dennis bergkamp of last season and the current version if you like
14:44Henningberg's clearance hughes wins it back
14:47And then gets it from over mars
14:49Forward for an elka to chase neville the defender. He's held him off. Well
14:56Winterburn hughes
15:01Foul by keen who seemed to take a little swipe at him as well when the
15:05Arsenal man was on the ground
15:07And the arsenal players are not at all happy about that incident
15:12How much did referee barbara see I wonder let's have a look at again
15:16And
15:18In fact, it was beckham as well and before keen
15:26Well, if the referee had seen that david beckham might well have found himself red carded he could be yet of course
15:35Why does david beckham do those things and remarkably the referees take no action against either player
15:41Oh
15:44Well, that's poor refereeing for me I can only assume he didn't see anything
15:50There's a bit of needle in this game, it's not just a good football match
15:53There's a bit of an undercurrent between these two and it's beginning to boil over here
15:58I think we have not seen the last yellow card by any means
16:03He's quite a lenient referee, mr. Barber and that leniency might cost him dearly here because this game is boiling
16:11over
16:14But it's giving it away anoka
16:18Vieira now, that's a bad tackle by nikki, but he's going to be in trouble
16:25The crowd want to see a red card what color will it be it is red
16:31And nikki butt is dismissed for the second successive game
16:36As nikki butt leaves the field and manchester united's cause is looking
16:42Near impossible now and nikki butt starts the long walk back
16:47Well, I did say this game was boiling up and it has done now
16:52big style
16:54What a problem for alex ferguson now
16:59Here's lee dixon parla vieira
17:06Vieira
17:08Not wasted of all today vieira
17:11Anoka
17:14His confidence flowing now bergkamp
17:17Hustle out of it by keen great ball by keen blomquist only dwight york up in support at the moment
17:24Great run by blomquist good effort that and a lovely
17:28Safe piece of goalkeeping by david seaman. He could have easily spilled that one out
17:32He really hit that with some force jesper blomquist
17:38He certainly
17:39has scored goals for his previous clubs in italy and
17:43Back home in sweden where he won four successive league titles with gothamburg
17:48Parla plays it forward to bergkamp as arsenal go looking for what would be a killer third goal
17:54parla
17:55Anoka far post that's who he was looking for wasn't a very good ball though
17:59gigs and vieira wins it back again
18:03A misunderstanding there between him and bergkamp
18:08York's given it away to bergkamp and he's onside anoka
18:13He could have finished off manchester united then for sure
18:18He should have
18:21Horrendous mistake by dwight york to present the ball back to arsenal. Look at that
18:27straight at bergkamp
18:28Who played a lovely little ball?
18:31And anoka for what the third time in the game found himself face to face with peter schmeichel and no defenders around him
18:50Vieira finds parla
18:54Stam's interception, but it's only gone to lee dixon
18:58Oh
19:00gigs brilliant brilliant
19:03Dwight york ahead of him
19:07No, it wasn't the best cross but
19:09You've got to underline ryan gigs works harder. I think than any naturally gifted player i've ever seen
19:18You often find with players of his immense ability that they don't always have the work ethic
19:24That lesser players have but not with gigs
19:27And he proved it then
19:34Neville getting forward, but there's still only dwight york ahead of him and he's just falling over. Would you believe?
19:40So he's gonna have to go alone here
19:46Beckham's cross
19:49And dixon's clearance hits blomquist
19:58It's good defending
20:02Stam got that ahead of bergkamp. The crowd thought it was a foul. The referee didn't keen
20:08That is a foul by hughes and hughes is a lucky man not to be in further trouble having already been yellow carded
20:15Very lucky boy
20:17Now this is prime david beckham territory
20:21Is this the moment
20:24As we move into the final 15 minutes
20:26When manchester united get a glimmer of hope I wonder
20:37If he gets this right, it'll take some keeping out
20:49But again david seaman knew what to expect and reacted well and in truth it was straight at him
20:56and
20:58That's going to be the opportunity for arsenal
21:01To bring on their newest player now
21:04And the man he'll replace
21:06Nicholas and elka who goes off to a standing ovation
21:10from the 38 000 crowd
21:14And on for his debut
21:16frederik lundberg
21:17He's just had one
21:19Half of a reserve match against tottenham so far
21:22Signed for three million pounds from the swedish champions
21:26homestead
21:27After a very impressive game against england in the european championship qualifiers and wearing
21:33The number eight jersey made famous by arsenal's all-time record goal scorer. Ian right though keen to point out
21:38He's not necessarily that sort of player himself
21:43So
21:50And to make matters worse for the manchester united followers the arsenal fans start taunting them with the shout of champions
21:59factually correct, of course
22:06Backup cleared by keo
22:13And winterburn almost lost the boot
22:17Nigel winterburn with over 700 games in his football career now incredible total
22:25Over mars brings arsenal on the attack again
22:30Parla
22:35Over mars
22:37Hugh stabs it through and lundberg could score on his debut
22:43What a moment for the young man
22:48Within what five minutes of coming on for his first appearance for his new club
22:56Lundberg has found himself on the score sheet
23:01And what a cool finish as well
23:05frederik lundberg
23:07Makes manchester united's misery complete and arsenal's joyous day just goes on
23:20Oh dear alex ferguson his face reflects the day really doesn't it?
23:29And now dennis irwin
23:32Irwin
23:34york
23:36gigs york
23:37irwin gigs
23:39And still it wouldn't come down
23:41And now it might for over mars and pierre is in support and bergkamp's up with him as well
23:47Oh it goes
23:49On its way through from a deflection to bergkamp and back again to over mars good effort. Well saved
23:56Oh, I don't really think
23:58Michael wanted the ball played back to him by erringberg then do you?
24:04Stoppage time being played now arsenal in command in control cruising to three points
24:14Vieira lundberg
24:20And the thoughtful
24:23Arsene wenger has schemed his way to another significant triumph for arsenal
24:32It's all over at highbury
24:34a magnificent performance
24:36By the champions arsenal they played like champions today
24:41And i'm sure alex ferguson will be the first to admit that and arsenal have three
24:46Precious points from an excellent performance the final score at highbury arsenal three
24:53manchester united nil
24:56Some debut for freddie lundberg the first of many arsenal goals for him an emphatic win for arsenal
25:02And one that produced much rejoicing in north london
25:05They beaten manchester united for the third successive time in the league the first team to manage that
25:11But it was a case of the gunners winning a battle, but not the war as manchester united were convincing champions come may
25:191999 while arsenal had to