United won 4-2 in a penalty shoot-out after a 1-1 draw, with Ronny Johnsen equalising a strike by former Reds favourite Mark Hughes with his first competitive goal for the club.
David Beckham was one of the substitutes introduced that day at Wembley, along with Jordi Cruyff, and it was his arrival that sparked a great deal of mirth, as his name was misspelt 'Beckam' on the back of his white shirt.
Former United kit-man Albert Morgan is this week's guest on UTD Podcast and he was asked to explain what went wrong.
“That was a bit of hard luck that,” admitted Albert.