Post-match 1999 FA Cup Final

despite being substituted in game, roy keane received fa cup manchester united.

although peter schmeichel had taken on captain after roy keane substituted during game, keane led manchester united team royal box receive fa cup charles, prince of wales. present in royal box duke , duchess of kent (the duke performing role president of football association), prime minister tony blair, fa chief executive geoff thompson, manchester united chairman martin edwards , newcastle chairman john hall.

after match, alex ferguson praised teddy sheringham immediate impact after being brought on replace keane, saying: teddy magnificent. has proved point today. key victory. complimented david beckham on performance in central midfield after keane s withdrawal: beckham took on keane s role , absolutely magnificent... people going barcelona without roy keane major hurdle, don t think now. ryan giggs recognised importance of scoring first goal in game, saying: helped getting goal second. hard newcastle game weather that. after quick goal relax , hit newcastle on break. meanwhile, newcastle manager ruud gullit pleased effort players had put in, bemoaned mistakes allowing manchester united easy victory: punished our mistakes. effort right. players worked hard , can t ask more, every time on top made mistake , cost 2 goals. in end had thankful did not three, 4 or five.

some of newcastle s fans less magnanimous in defeat manager, police in newcastle reported more 50 arrests related violent conduct in city centre following match. crowd of 500 people had dispersed through use of batons, dogs , horses. similar incidents had been reported after newcastle s cup final defeat in 1998, inspector jerry barker of northumbria police said situation had been brought under control quicker previous year.

having claimed unprecedented third double in 6 seasons, manchester united went on beat bayern munich in champions league final in barcelona 4 days later claim treble, feat never before achieved english club. fa cup triumph have qualified them 1999 fa charity shield , 1999–2000 uefa cup, position league winners meant had qualified charity shield , higher-tier champions league; therefore, other place in charity shield went league runners-up arsenal, while uefa cup place reserved cup winners went newcastle cup runners-up.

manchester united unable defend fa cup title following season, having instead been invited compete in inaugural fifa club world championship in brazil. football association (fa) encouraged club take part in new tournament believed bid host 2006 fifa world cup. alex ferguson suggested fa allow team bye later round of competition alleviate fixture congestion arise entering both competitions, fa suggested manchester united pull out of fa cup altogether, putting club in chairman martin edwards called no-win situation. edwards said: re going criticised whatever do. if don t go people selfish , looking after ourselves , not prepared 2006 world cup bid. criticised if re not going compete in fa cup. offer criticised manchester united fans, andy walsh of independent manchester united supporters association saying: ve shown little offer of in past when united have looked ease fixture congestion. blinding conversion 2006 campaign.

the club accepted fa s offer on 30 june, given until date of draw second round on 28 october finalise decision. place in third round given lucky loser , determined drawing 1 team out of 40 losers second round; team third division darlington, drawn away aston villa. manchester united knocked out of club world championship @ group stage after losing hosts vasco da gama , drawing mexican club necaxa, victory coming against australian representatives south melbourne. misery compounded suggestion fifa participation in competition have no bearing on vote host 2006 world cup, won german football association.