MONTH BY MONTH
AUGUST
United lose 2-1 to Arsenal in Charity Shield.

Roy Keane's contract speculation - He decides to wait until January to make his final decision.

United defeat Leeds 2-0 at Old Trafford with 2 late Dwight Yorke headers.

United grab a 2-1 victory over Arsenal at Highbury with Roy Keane the hero scoring both goals.

Lazio win the Super Cup beating United 1-0 in Monaco.

Andy Cole scores 4 in the 5-1 thrashing of managerless Newcastle at Old Trafford.

Ferguson signs Massimo Taibi,Mickael Silvestre and Quinton Fortune.

SEPTEMBER
A great 3-2 win at Anfield sinks sad old Liverpool again.

United's Champions league campaign gets off to a slack start with a 0-0 at home to Croatia Zagreb.

At Old Trafford Southampton earn an enthralling 3-3 draw in which Taibi makes that famous "egg-laying" blunder

United win 3-0 against Sturm Graz in the strangely named Arnold Swartzenegger Stadium

After trailing 1-0 late goals from Cole and Scholes beats Marseille 2-1.


OCTOBER
United are thrashed 5-0 at Chelsea.Taibi won't be seen again in a United shirt.

Eric Cantona and past United legends return for Sir Alex Ferguson's testimonial against a World XI.

United lose 1-0 to Marseille in a disappointing performance.

United are beaten 3-1 away to Spurs,they drop to 3rd in table.

A potentially tough game is handled well as United beat Croatia Zagreb 2-1 away and move to top of Group D.

NOVEMBER

A spectacular goal scored by Solskjaer in the 2-1 win over Sturm Graz

Andy Cole scores a stunning acrobatic goal against Leicester in a 2-0 win.United go top of the table.

A terrible start to the 2nd stage as defensive errors from Keane and Berg sink United 2-0 at Fiorentina.

United become first British team to win the Intercontinental Cup Roy Keane's goal defeats Palemeiras 1-0 in Tokyo.Bosnich is denied man of the match to Giggs who wins a car and big key.

DECEMBER
A United thrash Everton 5-1 as Solskjaer scores four.

Roy Keane announces he will stay with United and becomes Britains richest footballer on £52,000 a week.

United find European form again with a powerful 3-0 thumping of eventual finalists Valencia.

No FA Cup games means a refreshed United hammers West Ham 4-2 at Upton Park and Bradford 4-0 at Old Trafford.

United fight back from 2-0 down to earn a draw at Sunderland,Butt scoring with minutes to go.



JANUARY
The inaugral FIFA World Cup Tournament starts terrible as United draw with Necaxa and David Beckham sent off.

United's Premership rivals Leeds and Arsenal fail to capitalise on their absence, both drop points.

Errors by Gary Neville cost United as Vasco Da Gama dump United out of the competiton, beaten 3-1 in the Maracana.


United return to England with games in hand and a 1-1 against Arsenal,Sheringham silences the Gunners fans with the goal.

A 1-0 win over Middlesbough puts United top again, but controversy rages over referee intimidation by United's players who react angrily at a suspect Boro penalty.

FEBRUARY
United get a rare away win at Sheffield Wednesday thanks to Teddy Sheringham.They go 6 points clear.

United beat Coventry 3-2 but lose heavily at Newcastle 3-0. Roy Keane is sent off with more United bad-temperedness

Fergie and Beckham have a blazing row, Beckham is dropped for the vital game at Leeds and newspapers report he may be on his way to Arsenal or Barcelona.

United beat Leeds 1-0 to go 6 points clear again, Andy Cole scores the winner, Lee Bowyer misses an open goal as Leeds title hopes fade.

United fight back to draw with Wimbledon with Ryan Giggs inspirational.

MARCH
United draw 1-1 with Liverpool at Old Trafford, Solskjaer equalises on half-time.

Super Solskjaer steals victory for United in a last minute 2-1 win over Bordeaux in France.

Dwight Yorke scores a hat-trick at home to Derby. Beckham heals the rift with Fergie and will not be leaving United after all.

A brilliant European night sees United qualify for the quarter-finals with a 3-1 demolition of Fiorentina.

David Beckham's new haircut steals the limelight as United beat a timid Leciester 2-0.

United stuff Bradford 4-0 at Valley Parade, Scholes scores a spectacular volley from 25 yards straight from a corner.

APRIL
United rout West Ham 7-1 at Old Trafford to go 10 points clear at the top of the table.

In Europe United get a valuable 0-0 away draw against Real Madrid, Bosnich is outstanding but Cole misses a sitter.

A thrilling game at the Riverside sees a superb 30 yard Paul Scholes goal and United come back to win 4-3.

Solskjaer scores twice as United totally outclass Sunderland and win 4-0 at Old Trafford.They are 11 points clear.

The Champions League second leg at Old Trafford ends in disaster as United lose 3-2 and go out of Europe to the eventual winners, Real Madrid.

United announce they are to buy Ruud Van Nistlerooy of PSV for £19 million.

A 3-1 win at Southampton secures United the Premiership title, 13 points clear they can't be caught.

MAY
United inflict a rare Old Trafford defeat on Chelsea winning 3-2.

With United unsure about Van Nistlerooy's dodgey knee the deal is off.His knee later breaks down badly training with PSV

After beating Spurs 3-1 the Premiership trophy is awarded to United at Old Trafford as they celebrate the title.

United finish the season 18 points clear beating AstonVilla 1-0 on the final day.