TEDDY SHERINGHAM
An experienced acquisition, effectively tasked with the impossible job of replacing Eric Cantona, the former Spurs striker was such an intelligent centre-forward, who would have shone in any era. Although the 1998/99 season was definitely nowhere near his best, he finished it off by scoring and assisting in the FA Cup final against Newcastle United before netting the dramatic late equaliser against Bayern Munich in Barcelona. Although 33 then, his finest form was still to come as in, 2000/01, he top scored in another title-winning campaign and was voted Footballer of the Year. Such a classy operator, he has remained very popular among the supporters.
OLE GUNNAR SOLSKJAER
The Norwegian is idolised by United fans, immortalised by his winning goal in the 1999 Champions League final. Displaying a selfless attitude and dead-eyed finishing ability, he swiftly emerged as a true bargain buy and was leading scorer in his first season at the club. In 1998/99, he had already bagged an injury-time winner against Liverpool in the FA Cup and hit four goals as a substitute away to Nottingham Forest, before his Nou Camp heroics. The goals kept flowing for the crowd favourite, before he said an emotional goodbye when retiring in 2007. Of course, he returned as manager, initially in caretaker charge in 2019, and is still adored by the supporters.
