To celebrate the anniversary of that miraculous season, we're following the story month-by-month throughout the current campaign. After a mixed start, October saw the Reds hitting their straps, rising to second in the league, and plundering goals thanks to the discovery of a deadly new striking duo...
OVERVIEW
Having ended September with a four-game run of facing Barcelona, Arsenal, Bayern Munich and Liverpool, United’s mettle had been sternly tested by the best at home and abroad. Now, it was time to start putting points on the board.
Alex Ferguson’s ongoing squad rotation meant a start for Andy Cole alongside Dwight Yorke upfront as the Reds visited Southampton, and it would transpire to be a watershed afternoon for United’s season.