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The History of Manchester United F.C. (1986–2013) covers the period following the appointment

of Alex Ferguson in November 1986, to the da of his retirement, in !a "#1$% Ferguson &oined the

club from Aberdeen on the same da that 'on At(inson was dismissed , )1*and guided the club to a

1"th+place finish in the league% )"* espite a second+place finish in 198-.88 , the club was bac( in 11th

place the following season% )$* 'eportedl on the verge of being dismissed, victor over /r stal

0alace in the 199# FA /up Final repla after a $.$ draw2 saved Ferguson3s career% )4*)5* The following

season, !anchester nited claimed its first /up 7inners3 /up title and competed in the 1991 FA

uper /up , beating uropean /up holders 'ed tar :elgrade 1.# in the final at ;ld Trafford% A

second consecutive


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• 1 Arrival of Alex FergusonE 1986.199"

• " The oubleE 199".1995

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$ econd oubleE 1995.1998

• 4 The TrebleE 1998.1999

• 5 0ost+TrebleE 1999."##5

• 6 ?laBer ownershipE "##5."#1$

o 6%1 Alex Ferguson3s retirement and the arrival of avid !o esE "#1$

• - 'eferences

• 8 xternal lin(s

Arrival of Alex Ferguson: 1986–1992 )edit * Alex Ferguson &oined !anchester nited from Aberdeen on 6 November 1986, the same da that

previous manager 'on At(inson was dismissed, and immediatel set about rebuilding the club3s

outh s stem% )1*)18* =n Ferguson3s first game in charge, the team lost ".# to ;xford nited his first

victor came on "" November 1986, a 1.# defeat of Gueens 0ar( 'angers at ;ld Trafford % ;ver the

next few wee(s, results continued to improve, and on :oxing a 1986, the team beat


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but were pipped to midfielder 0aul ?ascoigne b Tottenham Hotspur in the first C" million signing b

a :ritish club% )1*

After suffering a number of in&uries to first+team pla ers in the 1988.89 season , Ferguson introduced

some of his outh team pla ers such as harpe into the team% A six+match winning run beginning in

Ianuar saw the club in third place in Februar , but it finished the season in 11th% The champions

this time were Arsenal , who had re+emerged as a leading force in the nglish game since the

appointment of former nited pla er ?eorge ?raham as manager, while


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?iggs , who had made his debut the previous season and was a regular pla er from eptember

1991% trong performances from chmeichel, 0ar(er, ?iggs and established pla ers li(e teve

:ruce , ?ar 0allister, !ar( Hughes, :rian !c/lair and the veteran :r an 'obson helped nited

ta(e an earl lead in the title race, and b /hristmas the title race was loo(ing increasingl li(e a

two+horse race between !anchester nited and a resurgent


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After a shortage of goals in the second half of the 1991.9" season cost nited the league title,

Ferguson was intent on signing a new stri(er% His (e target was the outhampton stri(er Alan

hearer , but he lost out to a newl promoted :lac(burn 'overs side now managed b Jenn

alglish , who had managed


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=n !arch 1994, nited dropped points against Arsenal and bottom+of+the+table windon Town , in

which /antona was sent off in both games and subse uentl received a five+match suspension%

The then lost the


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!ar( Hughes, but with /antona suspended it was Hughes who ended up being /ole3s partner for

the rest of the season% /ole did not ta(e long to get amongst the goals, bagging five in a 0remier

double> over fellow title

challengers :lac(burn 'overs and a 5.# home win over !anchester /it in the !anchester derb ,and even after /antona3s suspension there were some more impressive victories over the li(es of

7imbledon, Arsenal and


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(ids> on Match of the Day on 19 August 1995, after nited lost $.1 at Aston Dilla% )""*The club defied

this prediction with subse uent excellent performances and &ust one more defeat before mid+

ecember, although a $.1 defeat at


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1998 saw the departure of the club3s two longest+serving pla ersE :rian !c/lair ended his 11+ ear

association with nited b returning to his first club !otherwell, while ?ar 0allister returned to

!iddlesbrough after nine ears at ;ld Trafford%

The Treble: 1998–1999 )edit *Main article: 1998–99 Manchester United F.C. season

Treble trophies

The 1998.99 season was the most successful in the histor of !anchester nited % nited won the

0remier


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nited lost five times in the entire season three times in the league, as well as in the /harit

hield at the start of the season, and their


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the C"8%1 million signing of Argentine midfielder Iuan ebasti n DerOn % Dan Nistelroo would be a

huge success for nited, scoring 15# goals over the next five seasons, but DerOn was less

successful, and was sold to /helsea two ears later%

"##1.#" was a troph less season !anchester nited finished third in the 0remier


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=n !a "##5, the ?laBer famil ac uired a ma&orit shareholding in !anchester nited in a ta(eover

valuing the club at C8## million, and a month later delisted it from the


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semi+final to set up the first all+ nglish final% Following a 1.1 draw after extra time in !oscow, the

team defeated /helsea 6.5 on penalties, winning the club3s third uropean /up% ' an ?iggs made

a record -59th appearance . brea(ing :obb /harlton 3s club record . and scored !anchester

nited3s winning penalt % The club also won the 0remier


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11 campaign was a successful one, with !anchester nited overhauling earl leaders /helsea and

securing a record 19th league title with a 1.1 awa draw against :lac(burn on 14 !a "#11% The

faced :arcelona again in the "#11 FA /hampions


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uring the ?laBer3s ownership, nited have won 15 ma&or trophies, including five 0remier

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