The 1998–99 season was the most successful in the history of Manchester United Football Club After finishing the previous season without winning any titles, United won a treble of trophies the Premier League FA Cup and UEFA Champions League), the first side in English football to achieve such a feat.

During the campaign United lost only five times, including a one-off Charity Shield fixture, in the League Cup against eventual winners Tottenham Hotspur and their only home defeat, a league match against Middlesbrough in December 1998. A run of 33 games unbeaten in all competitions began on 26 December at home to Nottingham Forest.
The team’s never-say-die attitude instilled in previous seasons was key to their success as the players often thrived in difficult situations. The highlight was United’s dramatic comeback in the Champions League final, when Teddy Sheringham Ole Gunnar Solskj each scored in injury time to overturn Bayern Munich’s first-half lead. David Beckham was runner up to Rivaldo for 1999’s European Footballer of the Year and FIFA World Player of the Year awards.