Manchester United F.C. season 1999–2000

The 1999-2000 season was Manchester United's eighth season in the Premier League, and their 25th consecutive season in the top division of English football. [cite web |url=http://www.stretfordend.co.uk/seasons/season2000.html |title=Manchester United Season 1999/2000 |accessdate=2007-10-08 |publisher=StretfordEnd.co.uk ] United won the Premier League title for the sixth time in eight seasons (with a record 18-point margin and 97 goals scored), but surrendered their European Cup title with a 3-2 defeat by Real Madrid in the quarter-finals.

Mark Bosnich, previously at United as a reserve goalkeeper from 1989 to 1991, returned to the club as Peter Schmeichel's successor, but failed to live up to expectations and in September, the club swooped for Italian Massimo Taibi to provide competition for him. However, Taibi suffered some high-profile mistakes and returned to his homeland at the end of the season after just five games for the club. United then solved the goalkeeping crisis by paying AS Monaco £7.8 million for Fabien Barthez. Also new to the squad for 1999-2000 were French defender Mikaël Silvestre and South African winger Quinton Fortune. Jesper Blomqvist and Wes Brown missed the entire season due to injury, while similar misfortune restricted defenders David May and Ronny Johnsen to one and two first team games respectively. Jordi Cruyff left the club on a free transfer to Deportivo Alavés at the end of the season, seeing out his four-year contract at a club where he had failed to claim a regular first team place.

Pre-season and friendlies

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Worthington Cup

econd group stage

FIFA Club World Championship

Group stage

Transfers

In

Out

References

ee also

*Manchester United F.C. seasons