Background: United and Feyenoord had played out a prickly matchday three fixture at Old Trafford, with Alex Ferguson’s side coming out 2-1 winners to top Group B. A harder task was expected in the intimidating bowl of Rotterdam’s De Kuip, scene of our 1991 European Cup Winners Cup triumph, but any fears proved unfounded.
The goal: With two goals already to his name – a lob over Jerzy Dudek followed by a low side-footed finish – Andrew Cole completed a hat-trick with the simplest of finishes. Ryan Giggs went on a trademark run down the left, skipped around Dudek before handing Cole the matchball with a squared pass that merely needed rolling into the unattended net.