EPL 1998/99 - Manchester United vs Wimbledon
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00:00Visitors to Old Trafford in October 1998, it was the 13th Premiership meeting between the two sides
00:06In the previous 12, Manchester United had emerged victorious on 10 occasions
00:11With Wimbledon winners only twice
00:14United captain Roy Keane was back in action after scoring in midweek during the Republic of Ireland's win over Malta
00:21United were missing a number of players though
00:23Dennis Irwin, Ronnie Johnson, David May, Teddy Sheringham and Peter Schmeichel were all injured
00:29While Nicky Butt was suspended
00:30Teenager Wes Brown started his first senior game at Old Trafford
00:38Wimbledon manager Joe Kinnear was one of the longest serving bosses in the league
00:42And his club were in 8th place in the table
00:45They had to make do without leading scorer Efan Ikoku who was injured
00:49Defender Dean Blackwell came in for his first game since August with Marcus Gale making way for him
00:55The Dons were looking to their renowned team spirit to combat United's attacking strengths
01:00Your match commentator is John Champion
01:04However strong Manchester United's home record may be
01:08They always treat the visit of Wimbledon with some caution
01:14League results have generally gone Manchester United's way in recent seasons
01:18They've won 10 of the 12 previous Premier League meetings
01:23Including 8 in a row
01:25But in cup football
01:26Wimbledon have a record of doing well here
01:301-1 draw a couple of seasons ago in an FA Cup tie
01:33Robbie Earle's 90th minute equaliser and then the Dons won the replay
01:36And that's still fresh in Alec Ferguson's memory
01:43Safely taken by van der Haal
01:47It's a lengthy injury list for Manchester United today
01:50Including Peter Schmeichel and Teddy Sheringham
01:53Dennis Irwin and Ronnie Johnson
01:55Hence this chance for Wes Brown
02:09This is Brown
02:11Just 19 years of age
02:13Beckham was caught but
02:15Regained his equilibrium
02:17And the header just wide from Dwight York
02:20Good positive opening this by Manchester United
02:26Lovely shape on the ball in from Beckham
02:28Any one of three
02:30Waiting to get on the end of it
02:35Manchester United starting on the front foot
02:42Perry
02:50Here's Brown
02:52Now Beckham
02:54And Brown's continued his gallop
02:59And the only thing lacking was accuracy in the cross
03:04Born in long sight
03:06Wes Brown
03:08Very much a local boy
03:16Beckham to take
03:20And a free header
03:22Not too far over the bar from that man Brown
03:26His first start at Old Trafford
03:27And already he's making a very positive impression
03:33There was a nick on it
03:34It's another corner
03:44And another free header
03:47Dwight York this time
03:50Quite a quizzical looks between those Wimbledon defenders
03:53They don't usually give much away Joe Kinnear's teams
04:06Manchester United with 14 points from their seven Premier League fixtures so far
04:11Wimbledon with 12 from their eight
04:14With just one point from the last two games
04:171-1 draw at Leicester followed by the 2-1 home defeat by Everton
04:22Here's Roy Keane
04:25And he'll have a go himself
04:27Off the inside of the post
04:29Still in play
04:32And Ben Thatcher will clear
04:36Well it seemed for a while that Keane was looking for a red-shirted colleague
04:40And then in the absence of options he decided just to have a pot shot himself
04:47And it was sweetly struck with that left foot
04:52Took Alan Kimble out of the game altogether with that check back
04:57Lashed it
04:59Wide of Sullivan
05:00Off the upright
05:05Brown
05:09Off goes Cole
05:10And here comes Sullivan
05:17Leigh-Byrne
05:24Leigh-Byrne
05:26Hughes
05:30Now here's Jesper Blomqvist
05:37York
05:40Beckham
05:44Philip Neville
05:46That was Perry
05:52A pair of great expectancy around Old Trafford
05:55Now maybe something
05:56And a goal!
05:58Andy Cole
06:01Applause from every corner
06:04Because of the spell of possession football from Manchester United
06:08That led to the chance being created
06:17Super passage of play
06:20Beckham's incisive ball to Andy Cole
06:23And Manchester United deservedly strike first in this game
06:32Huge gap opened up right in the heart of the Wimbledon defence
06:37Thinking about an offside
06:42Stam, back to van der Haal
06:47Soldiers happy!
06:53Giggs
06:57Here's Phil Neville
06:59Two in the centre
07:00Here's Keane!
07:02And somehow Blackwell kept it out
07:08Two Wimbledon defenders
07:10Converged
07:11Keane can see the funny side of it
07:14It's easy at 1-0 up
07:17But it was the back of Blackwell's leg
07:20That diverted it over the bar
07:29Didn't know too much about it
07:30But it was mighty effective
07:43Wes Brown
07:45Manchester United have Champions League duty coming up on Wednesday
07:48A visit to Denmark to play Brondby
07:52Need a win in that competition after those two opening draws
07:56Against Barcelona and then at Bayern Munich
08:05Flumquist
08:11Into Cole!
08:15Well how did he miss from that?
08:17That's the question being asked on the bench
08:22Just appeared to need the merest touch from Andy Cole
08:25For his and Manchester United's second
08:28Lovely piece of wing play by Jesper Flumquist
08:35Just clipped the top of the bar
08:37Hughes
08:46That's offside
08:48Against Robbie Earle, the captain
08:56First half panning out reasonably well from a Manchester United perspective
09:01Wimbledon's threat has been sporadic at best
09:04Here's Dwight York
09:09Left by Beckham for Brown
09:14And Brown shoots!
09:17And it's helped on its way by Neil Sullivan
09:23The crowd like what they're seeing of Wes Brown
09:26It's only in the side because of the injuries to David De Gea
09:29David Kemp, the coach alongside Joe Kinnear
09:35Gary Willard has given a free kick, Wimbledon's way
09:38Against Jaap Stam
09:43Kimball
09:48Brown winning it from Thatcher, but Thatcher has it back now
09:52And that's a free kick
09:53Brown winning it from Thatcher, but Thatcher has it back now
09:58Andy Roberts
10:00Michael Hughes
10:04Cunningham
10:08Here's a chance, and deflected and in
10:11From Jason Yule
10:14Wimbledon are level and they're up to their tricks again here at Old Trafford
10:18Wimbledon are level and they're up to their tricks again here at Old Trafford
10:26Yule who so excelled for England's under-21s against Bulgaria only last week
10:32Driving the ball firmly, and it went in off Jaap Stam
10:38Vanda Howe wrong-footed
10:42Not a goal of any great beauty, Wimbledon don't generally do
10:45Beauty
10:47But they do effectiveness
10:49And they love causing problems for the biggest teams in the land
11:05Here's Blomqvist
11:08Giggs
11:13For a second time it's Blomqvist
11:14Blomqvist
11:16And York
11:19Yard either side, and we'd have been looking at 2-1
11:25Blomqvist is proving to be Wimbledon's most effective tormentor at the moment
11:34Carl Lieber
11:39Blomqvist
11:45Cole
11:51Alert piece of goalkeeping by Neil Sullivan again
11:58Manchester United breaking more or less at will
12:11Here's Beckham
12:12Manchester United performed a double over Wimbledon last season
12:15A couple of minutes of additional time
12:18They won 5-2 at Selhurst Park and 2-0 here
12:22Here's Cole
12:25Sullivan was pretty sure about where his post was
12:29Content to leave it
12:34Manchester United have had enough first half chances to have won this game already
12:43York
12:51Yule
12:55Stam
13:02Here's Cole
13:04Goalkeeper stranded
13:06Angle is prohibitive at the moment
13:08There's York
13:10Off the line
13:13And there have been so many near misses
13:17Blomqvist
13:19There's Giggs
13:22And this time there's no mistake
13:29It's his new speciality
13:32The headed goal
13:38It comes in the first minute
13:40Of first half stoppage time
13:45Dispatched
13:46With the nonchalance of an experienced centre forward
13:53From another perfect Blomqvist cross
14:00Manchester United have their advantage back
14:07Earl
14:08Earl
14:12Beckham with a trick
14:15Here's Thatcher for Wimbledon
14:17Taking on Wes Brown
14:20Did well to get the cross in and van der Haal was rather stranded
14:27Jason Yule coming in beyond the far post
14:30And Joe Kinnear knows that
14:33There was a chance there
14:34To level matters up before half time
14:39It's been a very entertaining first half this
14:43At the end of which
14:44Manchester United lead
14:46By two goals to one
14:48The scorers Cole and Giggs
14:50And there could have been many more
14:58Phil Neville
15:03This undoubtedly is Wimbledon's biggest test of the season
15:06So far
15:08Their biggest test all told
15:10Here's Beckham having a go
15:12And what a go
15:17Barely two minutes played in this second half
15:27Like a bullet from a rifle
15:32What is it about poor old Neil Sullivan
15:34And David Beckham
15:36He just loves beating him from long range
15:43It was almost a tap in by comparison to one or two of the goals
15:46That Beckham has managed to put past Sullivan
15:49If you remember the one from half way
15:51A couple of seasons ago
15:53But this was so cleanly struck
16:04Not quite the quality of
16:05Some strikes we've seen in this game from Marcus Gale
16:13The crowd still discussing the
16:16Strength of the shot from David Beckham
16:19First goal in open play this season
16:27And Manchester United now have a degree of control
16:30As they're trying to add to with Dwight York
16:34And suddenly 2-1 has become 4-1
16:40Two goals in six minutes
16:43And for Dwight York
16:45The twelve and a half million pound man from Aston Villa
16:48A sixth goal in only nine games for the club
16:54Really neatly taken
16:57Still had Perry to deal with
17:00Blackwell slid in just a touch too late
17:05And Dwight York
17:08The serial smiler at the moment is also a serial scorer
17:14Roberts
17:18Shot on the turn lacks any power
17:21And Jason Yule
17:26Beckham
17:30Blomqvist
17:32And Keane
17:35Just leaning back ever so slightly
17:38In the act of shooting
17:42Another super move
17:52Yule
18:01York
18:05Philip Neville
18:15This is Cole
18:16With Blackwell behind him
18:18And now in front of him Andy Cole
18:25Neil Sullivan has been overworked this afternoon
18:27Had the usual degree of protection from those in front of him
18:34Joe Kinnear now three months short of seven years in charge of Wimbledon
18:38But he's had better days
18:40Like Han Ball
18:42And Neville who I think
18:44Is making the case to referee Willard that he was pushed
18:47And that was why he handled it
18:51Referee unsympathetic
18:53Referee unsympathetic
18:59Keane
19:01Goes to Ardley
19:05Roberts
19:08Marcus Gale
19:10Now Michael Hughes
19:14And van der Haal
19:15Got lucky
19:16Got enough on it
19:18To divert it down into the ground
19:19And it looped just over the crossbar
19:22Goalkeeper
19:27Goalkeeper will take credit for the save
19:38Ardley to take
19:42He's aimed towards Earl
19:44Here's Hughes
19:45Ardley
19:54The cry of keeper from van der Haal
19:57And turning defence into what he hopes is attack with Blomqvist
20:05Cole
20:07Blomqvist
20:08Andy Cole
20:16Blomqvist
20:17Undoubtedly has been the star of Manchester United show today
20:27Here's Scholes
20:33Keane
20:35Manchester United can afford to be at walking pace
20:38Surely one now
20:45One in some style
20:52Runners up to Arsenal last season
20:56Eager to regain their crown
21:00Here's York
21:11Well both strikers
21:13Have registered once but
21:15Each could have had a handful
21:26Going outside Thatcher
21:27It's a corner
21:37It's not often that you see Wimbledon steamroller to this degree
21:46Of course for Scholes as he goes across to tee this up
21:59Comes out to Keane
22:04Scholes still wide
22:13Cunningham in the corner
22:16And it's a goal kick for Wimbledon
22:23That's what it's been for Manchester United today
22:27Wimbledon might give this stadium another description
22:39Scholes
22:41Caught late by Andy Roberts
22:46Keane
22:54Blomqvist
22:57Keane
23:00Now Troy
23:04I don't know that his illustrious father would have been too impressed
23:11It was a horrible mishit
23:15A few of the spectators making their way towards the many exits here
23:22Here's Croy
23:25Now it's Cole
23:27Past Blackwell
23:29It's five
23:35A couple of days later
23:37It's a goal
23:39It's a goal
23:41It's a goal
23:43A couple of days late but a second Andy Cole goal to celebrate his 27th birthday
23:55And a ninth consecutive Premier League win over Wimbledon
24:00Now very much assured for Manchester United
24:06Hard to recall Wimbledon having such a ragged day defensively as this one
24:11But Manchester United have played well
24:14And the scoreline now reflects their dominance
24:20Roberts
24:24Here's York
24:28Cole in support
24:31Scholes
24:36And Keane has the final touch of the ball
24:38As Gary Willard from Worthing blows the final whistle
24:41And declares Manchester United as very, very comfortable winners
24:46Pretty one-sided
24:47A couple of goals for Andy Cole, one apiece for Giggs, Beckham and York
24:51Yule for Wimbledon
24:52It's finished 5-1 to Manchester United
24:57A good day during what was arguably Manchester United's greatest ever season
25:01They secured the league title by just one point over Arsenal
25:04After a 20 game unbeaten run over the closing weeks
25:08They then went on to win the FA Cup
25:10And secured a dramatic late win in the Champions League final as well
25:15Wimbledon were sixth after 21 games
25:17But a dreadful run which saw them fail to win any of their final 11 games
25:21Saw them slip down to 16th