The brilliant 2-1 victory against favourites Barcelona in Rotterdam on 15 May 1991 secured the club's first continental silverware since Sir Matt Busby's legendary side famously won the European Cup in 1968.
Five-and-a-half years into Sir Alex Ferguson's tenure, it was a significant feat for the Scot, who had ended a worryingly barren start to life as the United boss by lifting the FA Cup in the previous May.
“It was a major step forward, there's no doubt about that,”
the legendary manager acknowledged, when asked to reflect on the Cup Winners' Cup success many years later in Inside United.