Gary Neville, the former captain of Manchester United, discussed his journey as a supporter and his key contributions during the iconic Treble-winning season of 1999 on the latest episode of the Manchester People podcast by BBC Radio Manchester.
Having already secured victories in the Premier League and the FA Cup, United faced off against Bayern Munich in the Champions League final, held in Barcelona.
Trailing 1-0 at the start of extra time, Sir Alex Ferguson’s team made a stunning comeback, with goals from Teddy Sheringham and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, becoming the first English club to achieve a Treble.
Reflecting on that night, Neville recalled, “When Ole scored the Champions League-winning goal and we got back to the dressing room, I told him, ‘you have no idea what you’ve just done.'”
“It was a monumental moment in the club’s history, one that will never be surpassed – the Treble, on Sir Matt Busby’s birthday, truly everything you could wish for, and he was there to score the decisive goal,” he continued.
He added, “In that moment, I realized my dream had come true. I would always be a Manchester United player; no one could ever take that away from me. I played on that pitch for the first team.”
Throughout his life, delivering a performance in that iconic shirt was all he ever desired.