Editing Manchester United F.C. (section)

===Ferguson years (1986–2013)===
{{Main|History of Manchester United F.C. (1986–2013)}}
[[File:Alex Ferguson.jpg|thumb|upright|left|[[Alex Ferguson]] managed the team between 1986 and 2013.|alt=The torso and head of a grey-haired white man. He is wearing spectacles and a black coat.]]
[[Alex Ferguson]] and his assistant [[Archie Knox]] arrived from [[Aberdeen F.C.|Aberdeen]] on the day of Atkinson's dismissal,<ref>Barnes et al. (2001), p. 21.</ref> and guided the club to an 11th-place finish in the league.<ref>Barnes et al. (2001), p. 148.</ref> Despite a second-place finish in [[1987–88 Manchester United F.C. season|1987–88]], the club was back in 11th place the following season.<ref>Barnes et al. (2001), pp. 148–149.</ref> Reportedly on the verge of being dismissed, Ferguson's job was saved by victory over [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]] in the [[1990 FA Cup final]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Arise Sir Alex? |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/special_report/1999/05/99/uniteds_treble_triumph/354282.stm |work=BBC News |date=27 May 1999 |access-date=2 April 2010 |archive-date=26 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120326203559/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/special_report/1999/05/99/uniteds_treble_triumph/354282.stm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Chris |last=Bevan |title=How Robins saved Ferguson's job |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_utd/6096520.stm |work=BBC Sport |date=4 November 2006 |access-date=2 April 2010 |archive-date=11 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111111174629/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/man_utd/6096520.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> The following season, Manchester United claimed their first [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]] title. That triumph allowed the club to compete in the [[UEFA Super Cup|European Super Cup]] for the first time, where United beat [[1990–91 European Cup|European Cup]] holders Red Star Belgrade 1–0 at [[Old Trafford]]. The club appeared in two consecutive [[EFL Cup|League Cup]] finals in [[1991 Football League Cup final|1991]] and [[1992 Football League Cup final|1992]], beating [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]] 1–0 in the second to win that competition for the first time as well.<ref name="barnes_20-21"/> In 1993, in the [[1992–93 FA Premier League|first season]] of the newly founded [[Premier League]], the club won their [[1992–93 Manchester United F.C. season|first league title]] since 1967, and a year later, for the first time since 1957, they won a [[1993–94 FA Premier League|second consecutive title]] – alongside the [[1994 FA Cup final|FA Cup]] – to complete the first "[[Double (association football)|Double]]" in the club's history.<ref name="barnes_20-21"/> United then became the first English club to do the Double twice when they won both competitions again in [[1995–96 Manchester United F.C. season|1995–96]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://talksport.com/football/fa-cup/228286/trophy-doubles-english-clubs-ranked-number-times-they-have-claimed-two-major-trophies-one/|title=Clubs ranked by the number of times they have claimed trophy doubles|last=Bloomfield|first=Craig|date=4 May 2017|access-date=23 February 2019|archive-date=23 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190223131423/https://talksport.com/football/fa-cup/228286/trophy-doubles-english-clubs-ranked-number-times-they-have-claimed-two-major-trophies-one/|url-status=live}}</ref> before retaining the league title once more in [[1996–97 Manchester United F.C. season|1996–97]] with a game to spare.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/21878651|title=Golden years: The tale of Manchester United's 20 titles|date=22 April 2013|work=BBC Sport|access-date=23 February 2019|archive-date=29 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181029040737/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/21878651|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:The Champions League Winners Medal (Manchester United Museum) (262769292).jpg|thumb|upright|Front three: Manchester United's [[Treble (association football)|treble]] medals of the [[1998–99 Manchester United F.C. season|1998–99 season]] are displayed at the club's museum.]] 
In the [[1998–99 Manchester United F.C. season|1998–99 season]], Manchester United became the first team to win the Premier League, FA Cup and [[UEFA Champions League]] – "The Treble" – in the same season.<ref name="kings">{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/sport/football/353842.stm |title=United crowned kings of Europe |work=BBC Sport |date=26 May 1999 |access-date=22 June 2010 |archive-date=1 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110901045431/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/sport/football/353842.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> Trailing 1–0 going into [[injury time]] in the [[1999 UEFA Champions League final]], [[Teddy Sheringham]] and [[Ole Gunnar Solskjær]] scored late goals to claim a dramatic victory over [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]], in what is considered one of the greatest comebacks of all time.<ref>{{cite news |first=Nick |last=Hoult |title=Ole Gunnar Solskjaer leaves golden memories |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/2320013/Ole-Gunnar-Solskjaer-leaves-golden-memories.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/2320013/Ole-Gunnar-Solskjaer-leaves-golden-memories.html |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |work=The Daily Telegraph |location=London |date=28 August 2007 |access-date=23 July 2011 }}{{cbignore}}</ref> That summer, Ferguson received a [[Knight Bachelor|knighthood]] for his services to football.<ref>{{cite news |title=Knights Bachelor |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/special_report/1999/06/99/queens_birthday_honours/366661.stm |work=BBC News |date=12 June 1999 |access-date=19 January 2022 |archive-date=13 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313022952/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/special_report/1999/06/99/queens_birthday_honours/366661.stm |url-status=live }}</ref>

In November 1999, the club became the only British team to ever win the [[Intercontinental Cup (1960–2004)|Intercontinental Cup]] with a [[1999 Intercontinental Cup|1–0 victory]] over the strong [[1999 Copa Libertadores]] winners [[Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras|Palmeiras]] in Tokyo. The Red Devils counted on an unexpected goalkeeper fail by future [[2002 FIFA World Cup]] winner [[Marcos (footballer, born 1973)|Marcos]] and a disallowed goal scored by [[Alex (footballer, born 1979)|Alex]] to win the game.<ref>{{cite news |first1=Loris |last1=Magnani |first2=Karel |last2=Stokkermans |date=30 April 2005 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablest/toyota.html |title=Intercontinental Club Cup |website=[[RSSSF]] |access-date=24 June 2010 |archive-date=12 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220812151601/https://www.rsssf.org/tablest/toyota.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[File:Ryan Giggs vs Everton-5 cropped.jpg|thumb|upright|left|[[Ryan Giggs]] is the most decorated player in English football history.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ryan Giggs wins 2009 BBC Sports Personality award |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tv_and_radio/sports_personality_of_the_year/8410840.stm |work=BBC Sport |date=13 December 2009 |access-date=11 June 2010 |archive-date=12 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112103845/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tv_and_radio/sports_personality_of_the_year/8410840.stm |url-status=live }}</ref>|alt=A white football player with short, dark, greying hair. He is wearing a red shirt, white shorts, white socks and white football boots. He is running and has puffed-out cheeks.]] 
Manchester United won the league again in the [[1999–2000 FA Premier League|1999–2000]] and [[2000–01 FA Premier League|2000–01]] seasons, becoming only the fourth club to win the English title three times in a row. The team finished third in [[2001–02 FA Premier League|2001–02]], before regaining the title in [[2002–03 FA Premier League|2002–03]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Viduka hands title to Man Utd |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/2968015.stm |work=BBC Sport |date=4 May 2003 |access-date=14 August 2014 |archive-date=16 May 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060516114120/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/2968015.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> They won the [[2003–04 FA Cup]], beating [[Millwall F.C.|Millwall]] 3–0 in the [[2004 FA Cup final|final]] at the [[Millennium Stadium]] in [[Cardiff]] to lift the trophy for a record 11th time.<ref>{{cite news |title=Man Utd win FA Cup |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/3725063.stm |work=BBC Sport |date=22 May 2004 |access-date=9 July 2010 |archive-date=25 February 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090225084836/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/3725063.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> In the [[2005–06 Manchester United F.C. season|2005–06 season]], Manchester United failed to qualify for the knockout phase of the UEFA Champions League for the first time in over a decade,<ref>{{cite news |title=Manchester United's Champions League exits, 1993–2011 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/dec/08/manchester-united-champions-league-exit |work=The Guardian |date=8 December 2011 |access-date=14 August 2014 |archive-date=14 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140814193541/http://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/dec/08/manchester-united-champions-league-exit |url-status=live }}</ref> but recovered to secure a second-place league finish and victory over [[Wigan Athletic F.C.|Wigan Athletic]] in the [[2006 Football League Cup final]]. The club regained the Premier League title in the 2006–07 season, before completing the [[Double (association football)#European Doubles|European double]] in 2007–08 with a 6–5 penalty shoot-out victory over Chelsea in the [[2008 UEFA Champions League final]] in Moscow to go with their 17th English league title. [[Ryan Giggs]] made a record 759th appearance for the club in that game, overtaking previous record holder Bobby Charlton.<ref>{{cite news |first=Peter |last=Shuttleworth |title=Spot-on Giggs overtakes Charlton |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_utd/7411587.stm |work=BBC Sport |date=21 May 2008 |access-date=9 July 2010 |archive-date=21 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021030602/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/man_utd/7411587.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> In December 2008, the club became the first British team to win the [[2008 FIFA Club World Cup|FIFA Club World Cup]] after beating [[LDU Quito]] 1–0 in the final. Manchester United followed this with the [[2008–09 Football League Cup]], and its third successive Premier League title.<ref>{{cite news |first=Phil |last=McNulty |title=Man Utd 0–0 Tottenham (aet) |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/7905889.stm |work=BBC Sport |date=1 March 2009 |access-date=1 March 2009 |archive-date=2 March 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090302073046/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/7905889.stm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Phil |last=McNulty |title=Man Utd 0–0 Arsenal |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8038259.stm |work=BBC Sport |date=16 May 2009 |access-date=16 May 2009 |archive-date=19 May 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090519202948/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8038259.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> That summer, forward [[Cristiano Ronaldo]] was sold to Real Madrid for a world record £80&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite news |first=Mark |last=Ogden |title=Cristiano Ronaldo transfer: World-record deal shows football is booming, says Sepp Blatter |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/manchester-united/5517910/Cristiano-Ronaldo-transfer-World-record-deal-shows-football-is-booming-says-Sepp-Blatter.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/manchester-united/5517910/Cristiano-Ronaldo-transfer-World-record-deal-shows-football-is-booming-says-Sepp-Blatter.html |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |work=The Daily Telegraph |location=London |date=12 June 2009 |access-date=9 January 2011 }}{{cbignore}}</ref> In 2010, Manchester United defeated Aston Villa 2–1 at Wembley to retain the [[2009–10 Football League Cup|League Cup]], its first successful defence of a knockout cup competition.<ref>{{cite news|title=Rooney the hero as United overcome Villa |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=287675&cc=5739 |work=ESPNsoccernet |date=28 February 2010 |access-date=2 April 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100303090528/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=287675&cc=5739 |archive-date=3 March 2010 }}</ref>

After finishing as runners-up to Chelsea in the [[2009–10 Premier League|2009–10 season]], United achieved a record 19th league title in [[2010–11 Premier League|2010–11]], securing the championship with a 1–1 away draw against Blackburn Rovers on 14 May 2011.<ref>{{cite news |first=Simon |last=Stone |title=Manchester United clinch record 19th English title |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/manchester-united-clinch-record-19th-english-title-2284086.html |work=The Independent |location=London |date=14 May 2011 |access-date=14 May 2011 |archive-date=11 December 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121211082229/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/manchester-united-clinch-record-19th-english-title-2284086.html |url-status=live }}</ref> This was extended to 20 league titles in [[2012–13 Premier League|2012–13]], securing the championship with a 3–0 home win against Aston Villa on 22 April 2013.<ref>{{cite news|title=How Manchester United won the 2012–13 Barclays Premier League |url=http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/news/features/man-united-2012-13-season-at-a-glance.html |work=Premier League |date=22 April 2013 |access-date=22 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130425075443/http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/news/features/man-united-2012-13-season-at-a-glance.html |archive-date=25 April 2013 }}</ref>