EPL 1999/00 - Manchester United vs Everton
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00:00United reached the pinnacle of their dominance. Earlier in the year, they'd won that famous treble
00:05And in December, with Everton sporting enough to applaud them onto the pitch
00:09United had returned from a 12,000 mile trip to Tokyo with the Intercontinental Cup
00:15United had beaten Palmeiras of Brazil in Tokyo
00:18And Roy Keane had scored the goal that had effectively made them world champions
00:23Now, it was back to Premier League business
00:27Sir Alex Ferguson had given his squad alertness tests after their travels
00:31And Teddy Sheringham came into the Champions XI in place of David Beckham
00:35Otherwise, they lined up as expected
00:38Mind you, Jaap Stam and co could be forgiven for feeling weary
00:41They'd already completed 26 games
00:44Everton had played eight less than United
00:47They were without their suspended Scottish international Don Hutcherson
00:50Abel Xavier deputised
00:52So, could Sir Alex Ferguson and Steve McLaren inspire their squad to keep focused after the globetrotting?
01:01Everton were capable of providing just as stiff a test as anyone else in the world
01:06Your match commentator is John Champion
01:08So, it's now official
01:10Manchester United really are the best club side in the world
01:14Which doesn't protect them from defeat at the hands of Everton today
01:19And North West Derby
01:21Plenty of feeling between these clubs
01:23Two managers
01:24Alex Ferguson and Walter Smith
01:26Close friends
01:29But that's forgotten for the next 90 minutes
01:34Manchester United
01:37Seeking to regain their equilibrium after their globetrotting
01:41And to return to winning ways in the English Premier League
01:45Not too many defeats
01:49For Alex Ferguson
01:50And Manchester United
01:51Of their last 12 games in all competitions
01:53They've lost five
01:57And only two losses in the Premier League
02:00Five-nil at Chelsea
02:02Three-one at Tottenham
02:04At home
02:06Well, this remains a pretty impregnable fortress
02:09Certainly in league competition
02:11Here's Giggs
02:15It's a stumble there
02:17By Paul Scholes
02:20Gary Neville
02:23Roy Keane
02:30Keane's cross
02:33Giggs
02:34And Scholes
02:38It was a good solid block by Richard Dunn
02:41Giggs
02:44Unsworth
02:47Everton can't get it away
02:51David Weir vying for it
02:56But it was Richard Dunn
02:58Who got in the way of Paul Scholes effort
03:06Collins
03:08Everton have drawn their last three Premier League games
03:12Seven without a win
03:13Since the one-nil victory at Liverpool in September
03:16This is Mark Pembridge
03:19Intervention was by Stam
03:22Unsworth
03:23With time
03:24And Jeffers has scored for Everton
03:32And Buznicz
03:34Is injured
03:38Francis Jeffers
03:40The 18-year-old striker
03:43In whom Everton have invested so much hope for the future
03:49Scores after seven minutes at Old Trafford
03:55And what's more
03:56As well as losing a goal
03:58Manchester United might be about to lose their goalkeeper
04:05It's difficult to see exactly what he did
04:07But Robb Swire, the physio
04:10Is accompanying Mark Buznicz
04:12And Raymond van der Hout
04:14Is going to have to come on
04:19He's having real problems with goalkeepers
04:21The Manchester United manager
04:23Replacing Schmeichel is proving
04:25A very awkward task
04:29Valencia here in the Champions League on Wednesday
04:33Massimo Taibbi is ineligible for the Champions League
04:37Mark Buznicz obviously has the injury
04:39And so here comes 36-year-old Raymond van der Hout
04:44Walter Smith won't be too disappointed
04:49Scoles
04:52Away by Weir
04:53Only as far as Keane
04:57Scoles being held by John Collins
05:07Giggs
05:08Solskjaer!
05:11That's some save by Paul Gerrard
05:18The crowd
05:20Held its collective breath
05:22Expecting the net to bulge
05:24But it didn't
05:25It was down to an inspired piece of goalkeeping
05:30Now it's a free kick but
05:32Everton's hero
05:34Was Paul Gerrard who had to change direction
05:37And thrust out that left arm
05:45It's been a strange season for Everton
05:47Mid-table in the Premier League but beaten by Oxford in the League Cup
05:52And they go to St James' Park
05:54Next Saturday in the FA Cup
05:55Not Newcastle but Exeter
05:57Oh and they've hit the frame of the goal!
06:01Jeffers header
06:04Hitting the crossbar and coming out again
06:07It could so easily have been two
06:10And maybe, just maybe
06:12This is a good day to visit Old Trafford
06:15There aren't many
06:34Unsworth's header out
06:39Gary Neville's throw
06:44Top half position has been a distant dream for Everton for much of the last few seasons but
06:51There have been signs this year that
06:53Things are going to get better for them
06:55Oh was that handball?
06:57It was!
06:58By Richard Dunne!
07:04Well that's just what Everton
07:06Didn't need
07:08He went to head it
07:09And it hit his arm!
07:12It's a major misjudgement
07:16And so Manchester United have been gifted the opportunity
07:19Of an equalising goal
07:26Mr Reliable from the penalty spot
07:29Dennis Irwin
07:31Rolls it in for 1-1
07:48Comprehensive enough
07:54Why oh why did Dunne handle?
08:00Stout
08:02Sharing it
08:23Dennis Irwin
08:26David Weir
08:28And if Manchester United were feeling a little
08:31Weary and leggy
08:33After so many hours on an aeroplane this week
08:37They seem to be shaking off that lethargy
08:42The nature of the equaliser
08:44It'll be a real boost to them
08:46Xavier
08:49It's a bit of a
08:51It's a bit of a
08:53It's a bit of a
08:55It's a bit of a
08:57Bambi
09:02There's no contact, no foul
09:05Scholes
09:07Solskjaer
09:09Is in!
09:11And has got a second goal
09:12For Manchester United
09:19Paul Gerrard
09:21Will be desperately disappointed
09:24Because he got a big piece of it
09:27And still couldn't prevent it from entering the net
09:36Released by Scholes
09:41Too much pace
09:44Gerrard should have done rather better
09:50Describe the conditions as arctic
09:52It's chilly, yes, but
09:54Not as cold as it might look from those pictures
09:58It just feels cold after Tokyo
10:03Scything challenge by Keane
10:04But plays allowed to continue by Grampo
10:13Bambi
10:14Pembridge
10:16That was impeded
10:18It is a free kick
10:24Bambi runs over
10:25For Collins to strike
10:28BAMBI!
10:30BAMBI!
10:31BAMBI!
10:32BAMBI!
10:33BAMBI!
10:34BAMBI!
10:37Never really threatened
10:47Everton have played eight games fewer than Manchester United this season
10:51United's tally
10:52Bolstered by eleven non-Premier League matches
10:55Here's Solskjaer again
10:56Ole Gunnar Solskjaer again, and he's scored again!
11:06And this game is rapidly running away from Everton.
11:13They spent a large portion of this first half in the lead, but now they trail 3-1.
11:18And Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, this oh-so-popular Norwegian,
11:24has just claimed his 50th Manchester United goal.
11:32It's more like it.
11:37Not from Walter Smith's perspective, though.
11:39So much success at Rangers, but life is altogether tougher with Everton.
11:43Solskjaer, Weir gets to him this time.
11:58There is a lack of pace in that Everton back line, which has been exposed a couple of times.
12:03Dunne, Gough, Weir and Unsworth, none of them are sprinters.
12:06Here's Irwin, he's got it.
12:19And Giggs!
12:21Well, had the half-time whistle come a little earlier, it wouldn't have been greeted with quite such a raucous and enthusiastic cheer.
12:41But as it is, there's plenty for the home supporters to be happy about.
12:45Francis Jeffers gave Everton an early lead.
12:48Dennis Irwin equalised from the penalty spot after Dunne's mystifying handball offence.
12:54And then a pair of goals from Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
12:57The second of them, his 50th in the red, white and black of Manchester United.
13:03Normal service has been resumed at Old Trafford, and the half-time score is familiar.
13:083-1 to Manchester United.
13:11Everton prepare to get the second half going.
13:14And they need to get themselves going.
13:20Because they've allowed the impetus to slip away.
13:24They must be wondering what might have happened had Francis Jeffers' header that hit the crossbar prepped in to make it 2-0.
13:32But it didn't, that's ancient history now.
13:34And they face an uphill battle to take anything from this game.
13:37I suppose their only hope is that Manchester United will surely tire a little after all their travelling.
13:49Marcie Knox on the left there, accompanying Walter Smith.
13:53Five new signings this season, all of them overseas players for Everton.
13:58No surprise though that there are three of them.
14:02No surprise though that there are three Scots, employed by a Scottish managerial duo.
14:07Gough and Weir and Collins.
14:12Not making much impression on Manchester United at the moment.
14:17Nor on their Scottish manager.
14:26Manchester United's travels are far from over.
14:29Next month they head off to Brazil for the World Cup Championship.
14:34Controversially been excused from FA Cup duty.
14:38Here's Giggs.
14:40And still Ryan Giggs.
14:43And Keane!
14:44And Sheringham couldn't get there, Keane felt he was fouled.
14:49Graham Paul didn't.
14:51Too sure that Keane didn't have a case.
14:53Unsworth sliding in on him.
15:03Collins.
15:05Pembridge tried to retain his onside position and failed.
15:09Pembridge tried to retain his onside position and failed.
15:19Wasn't a lot in it.
15:23Everton missing Don Hutchison today through suspension.
15:30They've made progress the last two seasons.
15:32Two years ago under Howard Kendall.
15:3417th, just avoided the drop with 40 points.
15:37Three points and three places better off last season.
15:42Solskjaer.
15:44Scholes.
15:47Nicky Butts.
15:49Poor control and Barnby clears.
15:55Now Irwin. There's Solskjaer!
15:58There's a hat-trick!
16:07Not bad for a player who before today had scored just one Premier League goal in the last seven months.
16:15Splendid delivery from Irwin.
16:17And the nod of approval from Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
16:224-1 Manchester United.
16:30It's as if they've never been away.
16:37But...
16:51Francis Jeffers' goal for Everton seems an awfully long time ago.
17:01Three for Solskjaer, four for Manchester United.
17:04And his is the name on the lips of the 55,000,
17:09the vast majority of whom are supporting the Reds.
17:27Giggs.
17:34Barnby.
17:36Solskjaer dumped in the seat of his pants.
17:38Collins.
17:43Scholes.
17:44In that right-sided role with Beckham taking a rest on the bench today.
17:51Paul Scholes.
17:55Have another go.
17:59Pembridge.
18:03Barnby.
18:08Jeffers.
18:19Worth another look.
18:20The hat-trick goal from Solskjaer.
18:24Ideal delivery, ideal finish.
18:33Collins.
18:34Jeffers.
18:40Barnby.
18:45That was by Silvestre.
19:04Come on!
19:09It's like an 11th Premier League win of the season for Manchester United.
19:1411 wins out of 16 games.
19:19A couple of blips along the way.
19:22The end of their Premier League record 29 games unbeaten with the 5-0 hammering at Chelsea.
19:27Which equalled their worst defeat under Alec Ferguson.
19:31Remember they lost 5-0 at Newcastle a couple of years back as well.
19:43Premier League champions in four of its six seasons.
19:46Only Blackburn in 1995 and Arsenal in 1998 have denied them.
19:57Done.
19:58Oh, given straight to Giggs.
20:00Problems here for Everton.
20:03Solskjaer!
20:06He's got four.
20:14And it's the second time he's managed that feat this calendar year in the Premier League.
20:20He got four at Forest back in February.
20:23That day Manchester United won 8-1.
20:26Four in ten minutes.
20:29This is four in 29 minutes.
20:34What a nice position to be in.
20:36Coming on as a substitute.
20:38Adol Trafford for Manchester United.
20:415-1 up.
20:43As Phil Neville replaces Mikhail Silvestre.
20:46All the signs are that they believe the job has been well done.
20:53Cole coming on in place of Giggs.
20:55That's the word we're getting from the fourth official.
20:57Which he now confirms to the crowd.
21:00These changes being made very much with Champions League duty in mind.
21:03Blackburn in the lead.
21:05Giggs.
21:07Giggs.
21:09Giggs.
21:11Giggs.
21:12Giggs.
21:13Giggs.
21:14Giggs.
21:15Champions League duty in mind, Valencia here on Wednesday.
21:20Those hamstrings of Ryan Giggs being protected.
21:45Sculls.
21:50Sculls.
21:54Andy Cole.
22:01But...
22:02Oh!
22:06Sculls coming in the far post.
22:15But just hung it up and hoped.
22:20Keane.
22:31But...
22:40Philip Neville.
22:46That was a foul, but the referee playing on with Manchester United in possession.
22:52Sculls.
23:01Header over the top by Scheringham.
23:03Sculls.
23:13It's looking like a good week for Manchester United.
23:17Intercontinental crown.
23:20And then a dropping of a fairly local rival in the English Premier League.
23:33Hansworth to Tony Grant
23:39Jeffers, strut on the ball
23:46And I think his afternoon began so promisingly
23:51Walter Smith almost rendered speechless
23:55It's a pretty phlegmatic character
23:59Grant
24:04Gary Neville
24:19That's a job well done by Manchester United
24:22From unpromising beginnings when they fell behind
24:25To a 7th minute goal by Francis Jeffers
24:28But Ole Gunnar Solskjaer writes his own headlines
24:32And 4 goals will ensure him plenty of
24:35Column inches tomorrow
24:384 in 29 minutes
24:40As Manchester United completed a nap hand
24:4411 wins in 16 Premier League games
24:47Intercontinental champions, good for the bank balance
24:51Good for the air miles
24:53And good for the heart to see them back
24:55And playing at their best in front of their home crowd
24:585-1 winners today
25:02So Ole Gunnar Solskjaer took the match ball for that hat trick
25:05Another souvenir for him after what had been a fantastic week for United
25:09And it wasn't long before Sir Alex Ferguson's side
25:12Had more trophies to add to the collection
25:14They ran away with the Premier League that season
25:17Second placed Arsenal were a massive 18 points behind them