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The arrival of Alex Ferguson Alex Ferguson was hired from Aberdeen barely hours after Ron Atkinson was sacked, blogger tutorial | stop dreaming start action taking United from just above the relegation zone to 11th place. During the close season Ferguson signed full-back Viv Anderson from Arsenal for £250,000, and Brian McClair from Celtic for £850,000. Ferguson was intent on building a side that could win the league title - a success that the club had now gone 20 years without achieving. Second place In 1987-88, United finished runners-up in the league and finished nine points behind champions Liverpool (who had led by as many as 16 points at one stage). They never blogger tutorial | stop dreaming start action looked like overhauling Kenny Dalglish's men, and blew their best chance of success by losing to Arsenal in the Fifth Round of the F.A Cup. At the end of the season, fans celebrated the return of Mark Hughes after his spell abroad at Barcelona and Bayern Munich. At the same time, Ferguson brought in Aberdeen goalkeeper Jim Leighton after Gary Bailey had retired through injury, Chris Turner failed to impress, and Gary Walsh was ruled out of action for long periods of time due to injury after a highly promising start to his career. Half-way through the 1987-88 season, Ferguson had paid Norwich City £850,000 for centre-half Steve Bruce, whose arrival forced Kevin Moran out of the first team and led to his departure to Sporting Gijón of Spain. Striker Brian McClair scored 24 First Division goals for United in his first season at the club, and was the club's highest scorer in a single season since George Best some 20 years earlier. He had been purchased from Celtic for £850,000 - a considerable bargain, as he was originally valued at £2 million. Arthur Albiston, the club's longest-serving player at the time, moved to West blogger tutorial | stop dreaming start action Bromwich Albion, where Ron Atkinson was having a second spell as manager, while Peter Davenport signed for newly-promoted Middlesbrough. United had expressed interest in signing the Newcastle United midfielder Paul Gascoigne, but the player was surprisingly sold to Tottenham Hotspur instead. There had also been talk of signing the Rangers and England defender Terry Butcher early in the season, but Butcher was happy in Scotland and United had signed Steve Bruce instead. Before the season started, Ferguson had made a bid to Watford winger John Barnes, only for the player to sign a deal with Liverpool. A bid for Nottingham Forest's Stuart Pearce was also unsuccessful. Under Pressure With a slump in form and a number of injuries in the 1988-89 season, Ferguson began introducing some of his youth players such as Lee Sharpe into the side. United had been expected to feature in the 1988-89 league title race, but after a promising start their form slumped after Christmas and they finished 11th in the final table. Their last chance of success was thrown away in March when they lost to Nottingham Forest in the F.A Cup quarter final. The end of the 1988-89 season saw a further exodus of players. Gordon Strachan, the 31-year-old Scottish midfielder who had played in the 1985 F.A Cup winning side, blogger tutorial | stop dreaming start action decided that he needed a new challenge and accepted Leeds United's terms for a £300,000 move. Norman Whiteside, who had been instrumental in the two F.A Cup triumphs under Ron Atkinson but had endured a succession of injuries combined with a loss of form in more recent times, was sold to Everton in a £600,000 deal. Paul McGrath, another player desiring a new challenge, opted for a £500,000 move to Aston Villa. New signings were made in the summer as Alex Ferguson prepared to build a side which he felt was capable of winning trophies. Ferguson filled Paul McGrath's place in defence by paying a national record fee of £2.3 million for Middlesbrough's lanky centre-half Gary Pallister. He then replaced Gordon Strachan by paying £1.5 million for Nottingham Forest's talented midfielder Neil Webb, and £1.8 million for West Ham United's promising young midfielder Paul Ince as an effective successor to Norman Whiteside. He also paid £1.2 million for blogger tutorial | stop dreaming start action Southampton winger Danny Wallace to fill the gap left by Bordeaux-bound Jesper Olsen. Fergie silences the critics with cup win The 1989-90 season started on a high note as they triumphed 4-1 over defending champions Arsenal at Old Trafford However, Ferguson came under fire for some poor performances (notably a 5-1 hammering at Manchester City on 22 September) and there was also a media furore over a takeover bid by Michael Knighton. Chairman Martin Edwards agreed to sell the club to Knighton for £20 million, and Knighton even juggled a ball on the Old Trafford pitch, but the deal fell through when his financial backers pulled out. The addition of Neil Webb, Paul Ince, Gary Pallister, Mike Phelan and Danny Wallace in the 1989 close season was seen as vital for Alex Ferguson's hopes of mounting a serious title challenge, but Webb's form slumped dramatically after he was injured playing for England, and Pallister's form was initially poor, despite his transfer fee of £2.3 million, then a British record for a defender. This depressing run of form sparked rumours that Ferguson would be fired, but the board stuck by him and it has since been reported that Ferguson's dismissal was an blogger tutorial | stop dreaming start action issue that was simply never up for debate. Although naturally disappointed by the lack of success, the board understood the reasons for United's shortcomings, particularly the string of injuries to many key players. United ended the 1989-90 season by winning the FA Cup, silencing the critics and beginning the most successful period in the team's history. United beat Crystal Palace in the final, who were managed by former United player Steve Coppell. The only major signing at Old Trafford during the summer of 1990 was Denis Irwin, a 24-year-old full-back recruited from Oldham Athletic in a £500,000 deal. Goalkeeper Les Sealey had been signed on loan from Luton Town in December 1989, and had featured in the FA Cup final replay - only his third game for the club. He was offered one-year permanent contract to stay at United, and he accepted the offer, becoming United's first-choice goalkeeper for 1990-91 ahead of Jim Leighton. Euro glory and floatation 1990-91 saw United progress further, although a lack of league consistency saw them finish sixth in the First Division. They lost to Second Division Sheffield blogger tutorial | stop dreaming start action Wednesday, managed by former United manager Ron Atkinson, in the League Cup final. But the season ended on a high note when United marked the return of English clubs to European football (following the ban arising from the Heysel Disaster) by beating Barcelona 2-1 in the Cup Winners' Cup final in Rotterdam. Mark Hughes scored both of the goals against his former club, and a late goal-line clearance by Clayton Blackmore prevented the match from going into extra time. Also in 1991, United floated on the London Stock Exchange, with a valuation of £18 million. This move brought the club's finances into the public eye, and made it vulnerable to takeover speculation. The end of the 1990-91 season saw the departure of goalkeeper Les Sealey, who had wanted a two-year contract but left to join Aston Villa after Alex Ferguson offered him only one more season on contract at United. Also on their way out were winger Ralph Milne, who had not played a first team game for over a year and had been consigned to the reserves for two of his three seasons at the club, and reserve goalkeeper Mark Bosnich, who followed Les Sealey to Aston Villa. Nearly but not quite At the end of the 1990-91 season, goalkeeper Les Sealey signed for Aston Villa after rejecting a new one-year contract; he had been hoping for a two-year deal but opted for a transfer when he was offered better terms elsewhere. His successor was Peter Schmeichel, the 27-year-old Brondby and Denmark international goalkeeper. Also joining the ranks was QPR and England full-back Paul Parker, also 27, who had impressed at the previous summer's World Cup. Parker played on the right side of blogger tutorial | stop dreaming start action defence, with previous right-back Denis Irwin switching to left-back, a position previously favoured by utility player Clayton Blackmore. United started the season well, and were top of the league in the New Year, but a failure to score goals, coupled with a fixture log jam which included four games in eight days towards the end of the season caused a slump in results and they finished second to Leeds United. They won the League Cup, defeating Nottingham Forest 1-0 in the final, but this was scant consolation and the season was considered a blogger tutorial | stop dreaming start action disappointment. The season saw the emergence of talented 18-year-old Welsh winger Ryan Giggs, who was voted Young Player of the Year. Desperate not to endure the same misery in the following season's new Premier League, Ferguson delved into the transfer market and was determined to sign a top striker. First he tried to sign David Hirst from Sheffield Wednesday then Alan Shearer from Southampton, but the player moved to Blackburn Rovers instead, while Hirst decided to stay put at Sheffield Wednesday. Ferguson raised a few eyebrows when he shelled out £1 million on a player with no top flight experience - Cambridge United striker Dion Dublin. The only notable player to leave United in 1991-92 was goalkeeper Jim Leighton, who departed to Dundee on 6 February having played just once in his final 18 months at Old Trafford. The arrival of Peter Schmeichel had practically ended his hopes of first-team recognition, while Gary Walsh was now second-choice goalkeeper and in a Football League Cup tie Ferguson had even fielded 18-year-old Ian Wilkinson between the sticks in favour of Leighton. Champions at last Manchester United had a mixed first few months in the Premier League, slipping up blogger tutorial | stop dreaming start action and down the top ten of the 22-club division. But the £1.2 million acquisition of Eric Cantona, the Frenchman who had helped Leeds win the previous season's title, in late November helped United improve their league form and cruise to the league title after a 26-year wait. Young winger Ryan Giggs was voted PFA Young Player of the Year for the second year running. After the end of the season, United paid an English record fee of £3.75 million for Nottingham Forest's 22-year-old Irish midfielder Roy Keane. Alex Ferguson saw Keane as a long-term replacement for the ageing Bryan Robson, who at 36 was no longer an automatic choice. The season also saw Neil Webb return to Nottingham Forest after three injury-plagued years, and at the end of the campaign forgotten midfielder Russell Beardsmore dropped down two divisions to sign for AFC Bournemouth. In mid-season, United re-signed goalkeeper Les Sealey to act as Schmeichel's understudy after he had fallen out of favour at Aston Villa. New striker Dion Dublin missed much of the season, due to a double leg fracture suffered against Crystal Palace when he fell victim to a reckless tackle from Eric Young. However he still gained a title medal. Veteran striker Mark Hughes, fast approaching 30, had another strong season as he topped the club's goalscoring charts with 15 league goals. The double Manchester United led the 1993-94 Premiership table from the end of August and were crowned champions at the beginning of May, with Eric Cantona scoring 25 goals in all blogger tutorial | stop dreaming start action competitions and the likes of Paul Ince, Mark Hughes, Ryan Giggs and Lee Sharpe providing their own fair share of goals. United finished as champions with a seven-point gap over runners-up Blackburn and completed the double by beating Chelsea 4-0 in the FA Cup final. Eric Cantona, who scored two penalties in the final at Wembley, was voted PFA Player of the Year. Sadly, the season is also remembered for the death of Sir Matt Busby on January 20, 1994. United also reached the final of the League Cup, but with Peter Schmeichel suspended, and Andrei Kanchelskis sent off during the game, they lost to Aston Villa 3-1. Ferguson felt that his current squad were good enough to challenge on all fronts in the season which followed the double, and made only one close season signing, paying Blackburn Rovers £1.2 million for 24-year-old defender David May. He signed May in blogger tutorial | stop dreaming start action the hope that he would develop into a suitable replacement for the ageing Steve Bruce. 1993-94 was Bryan Robson's final season at United. As the club's longest-serving player, he departed at the end of the campaign to take over as player-manager at Middlesbrough. Following Robson to Ayresome Park was Clayton Blackmore, who had failed to feature in a single game all season due to a succession of injuries. Veteran goalkeeper Les Sealey signed for Blackpool on a free transfer, and blogger tutorial | stop dreaming start action midfielder Mike Phelan signed for West Bromwich Albion but would return in 2001 as first team coach and eventually assistant manager in 2008. Youngsters Colin McKee, Neil Whitworth, Brian Carey and Darren Ferguson all moved on to new clubs during and after the 1993-94 campaign. Season of headlines ends without a trophy The 1994-95 season rarely saw Manchester United out of the headlines, although they were not always the sort of headlines the club wanted. Contact http://segala-tentang-google.blogspot.com/2009/07/stop-dreaming-start-action-adalah.html which describe about stop dreaming start action and also http://tutorial-for.blogspot.com which you can always say as blogger tutorial Eric Cantona was banned for 3 months initially by the club themselves, only for the FA to impose a further 5 month blogger tutorial | stop dreaming start action suspension, and ordered to serve 120 hours' community service for kicking Matthew Simmons, a Crystal Palace hooligan who had taunted him with racial epithets after being sent off in a January fixture at Selhurst Park. United were also without players like Paul Parker, Ryan Giggs and Andrei Kanchelskis for long periods of time due to injury. 1994-95 also saw the debuts of promising young players Paul Scholes and Phil Neville. Scholes was particularly impressive, scoring 5 goals in 17 games. Having made a handful of appearances in the previous two seasons, Gary Neville, David Beckham and Nicky Butt all made more regular appearances for United during 1994-95. On a brighter note, United broke the English transfer record again by paying £7 million (£6 million in cash plus £1 million-rated winger Keith Gillespie) for Newcastle United's free-scoring striker Andy Cole. He had been signed just two weeks before the Cantona incident as an eventual replacement for Mark Hughes, but with blogger tutorial | stop dreaming start action Cantona suspended it was Hughes who ended up being Cole's partner for the rest of the season. Cole didn't take long to get amongst the goals, bagging five goals in a premiership record 9-0 trouncing of Ipswich Town at Old Trafford in 1995. United almost made it three Premiership titles in a row, but just couldn't get the better of West Ham United who held them to a 1-1 away draw on the final day of the season. The disappointment was made all the more frustrating because champions Blackburn had lost their final game of the season to Liverpool (the former club of manager Kenny Dalglish) and a victory for United would have seen Alex Ferguson's side win the title. The FA Cup also slipped out of United's grasp when they lost 1-0 to unfancied Everton in the final at Wembley. This left United without a major trophy for the first time since 1989. United raked in £2 million in September when striker Dion Dublin was sold to Coventry City. Dublin's chances of regular first team football had been sabotaged by a broken leg and the arrival of Eric Cantona, so he opted for a move to Highfield blogger tutorial | stop dreaming start action Road as he knew he would be virtually guaranteed a place in Phil Neal's team. The double double Before the 1995-96 season began, United announced the sale of three of their star players - Paul Ince to Internazionale, Mark Hughes to Chelsea and Andrei Kanchelskis to Everton - for a combined fee of £14 million. The sale of these players proved controversial, and some fans even called for Ferguson to be sacked. Alex Ferguson was expected to splash out a large sum of money on a world class player—Roberto Baggio, Marc Overmars, Darren Anderton, David Platt (who had been a United youth player in the mid 1980s) and Paul Gascoigne (who had snubbed the club in blogger tutorial | stop dreaming start action favour of Tottenham in 1988) were all linked with moves to United. But United began the season without a major signing and a side made up of young players like David Beckham (20), Gary Neville (20), Philip Neville (18), Paul Scholes (21) and Nicky Butt (20) lost 3-1 at Aston Villa on the opening day of the season. Many pundits wrote United's title chances off and expected big spending clubs like Newcastle, Liverpool and Arsenal to win the season's honours. Alan Hansen's assessment "you'll never win anything with kids" on Match Of The Day on 19 August 1995 was the most memorable. Alex Ferguson was defiant of the critics, and following the return of Eric Cantona in a 2-2 draw with Liverpool in early October, United went into overdrive. They chased Newcastle United for the top-of-the-table position and didn't give up hope even when trailing Kevin Keegan's side by 10 points at Christmas. But as the season heated up Alex Ferguson entered into some mind games with Newcastle United manager Kevin Keegan claiming certain teams in the Premier League tried harder to beat Manchester United than any other team. Prompting a furious Keegan to respond with "I will love it if we beat them, love it". United finally went top of the Premiership in mid-March, shortly after beating Newcastle at St James' Park, and their title success was confirmed with a 3-0 away win at Bryan Robson's Middlesbrough on the final day of the season. A week later blogger tutorial | stop dreaming start action United beat Liverpool 1-0 in the FA Cup final to become the first ever English club to win the league title/FA Cup double twice. Eric Cantona, who scored 19 goals in 1995-96 (including the FA Cup final winner), was voted Footballer of the Year by football journalists who were impressed at the way he had returned from his suspension. Cantona was made team captain following the departure of veteran Steve Bruce to Birmingham City. Bruce was not the only player to walk out of the Old Trafford exit door in the summer of 1996. After five years at the club (the final two of which had been plagued by injury), full-back Paul Parker joined Derby County on a free transfer. Winger Lee Sharpe, frustrated with not appearing in as many games as a player of his calibre might expect, became the most expensive player to leave Old Trafford when he blogger tutorial | stop dreaming start action joined Leeds United for £4 million. 1995-96 was one of the most successful seasons in the history of Manchester United, and the success was perhaps made even sweeter by the fact that so many people had written the club's chances off almost before the season began. Another title Manchester United won their fourth Premiership title in five seasons in 1996-97, with little-known Norwegian striker Ole Gunnar Solskjær forcing his way into the side after his £1.5 million move from Molde FK and scoring 19 goals in all competitions. Ryan Giggs, David Beckham and Gary Neville all had an impressive seasons while Eric Cantona and Andy Cole both fell below their expected standards. There was much hope of glory in the UEFA Champions League as they demolished FC blogger tutorial | stop dreaming start action Porto 4-0 on aggregate, but the dream ended in the semi-finals with defeat to eventual winners Borussia Dortmund. The club's most expensive acquisition in the summer of 1996 had been Karel Poborský, the 23-year-old Czech winger signed from Slavia Prague for £3.5 million. But he was unable to claim the right-wing position from the brilliant young David Beckham and moved to Benfica after just 18 months at Old Trafford. At the end of the season, Eric Cantona sent shock waves throughout the footballing world by announcing his retirement from football just a few days before his 31st birthday. Cantona explained his relatively early retirement by saying that he wanted to retire while still at his peak, and not wallow away into mediocrity, perhaps blogger tutorial | stop dreaming start action sensing that he was getting past his peak as 1996-97 had been a mediocre season by his standards. He was replaced by the respected England international Teddy Sheringham, a £3.5 million signing from Tottenham who was initially disappointing but would later start to repay his fee in style. Arsenal pip United to the title The 1997-98 season saw Manchester United overhauled by Arsenal in the Premiership and finish empty-handed for only the second time in the 1990s. Shortly after this disappointment, Alex Ferguson went on a spending spree of £28.35 million (twice breaking the club's transfer record) by signing Dutch defender Jaap Stam from PSV, Trinidadian striker Dwight Yorke from Aston Villa and Swedish winger Jesper Blomqvist from Parma. He was determined to avoid disappointment in 1998-99, although even he could surely not have predicted just how successful United would be. The summer of 1998 saw the departure of the club's two longest-serving players. Brian McClair ended his 11-year association with United by returning to his first club Motherwell, while Gary Pallister returned to Middlesbrough after nine years at blogger tutorial | stop dreaming start action Old Trafford. Pallister had cost £2.3 million on his arrival in 1989, and despite being in his 33rd year, Bryan Robson had been prepared to pay £2.5 million for his services - so United had made a £200,000 profit. RICHEST CLUB The 1998–99 season was the most successful in the history of Manchester United. United won of the Premier League, the FA Cup and the UEFA Champions League, becoming the first English club to achieve the feat of winning the domestic league and cup as well as the European Cup. En route to winning the three trophies, United went undefeated from December 1998 to May 1999, a run of 33 matches in all competitions. United gained a reputation for winning matches after being behind. Some of their more notable come-backs were the FA Cup Fourth Round tie at home to Liverpool, which Liverpool led from the third to the 85th minute, both legs of the UEFA Champions League semi-finals against Juventus and the FA Cup semi-final against Arsenal, won in the final minutes of extra time by a Ryan Giggs goal. However, the most dramatic comeback came in the final of the Champions League against Bayern Munich, when Teddy Sheringham and Ole Gunnar Solskjær scored a goal each in stoppage time to give United a 2–1 win. United lost five times in the entire season; three in the league, one in the Charity Shield and one in the League Cup. They defeated every other Premier League team at blogger tutorial | stop dreaming start action least once and were undefeated in the Champions League – Barcelona were the only team that United played in Europe without beating them at least once. Around this time, United was the world's richest club, with turnover at £110 million. blogger tutorial | stop dreaming start action