When Manchester United secured its place in the European Champions League Final at Wembley on Wednesday night, it brought the memories flooding back for former United goalkeeper Alex Stepney. He was instrumental in the Cup coming to England for the first time back  in 1968 when he made a desperate late save from Benfica’s Eusebio to send the 1-1 stalemate into extra time before Wembley exploded in wild celebrations as United ran out 4-1 winners. And he sees similarities between that victory and this weekends title decider against Chelsea.

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When Manchester United secured its place in the European Champions League Final at Wembley on Wednesday night, it brought the memories flooding back for former United goalkeeper Alex Stepney. He was instrumental in the Cup coming to England for the first time back  in 1968 when he made a desperate late save from Benfica’s Eusebio to send the 1-1 stalemate into extra time before Wembley exploded in wild celebrations as United ran out 4-1 winners. And he sees similarities between that victory and this weekends title decider against Chelsea.

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Manchester United travel to Newcastle just three days after hopes of another treble was snuffed out at Wembley but when the ‘impossible dream’ was achieved in 1999, it was the same Toon who provided one of the last hurdles for United. The FA Cup Final was the second of the three trophies which had to be won in order to keep the dream alive, leaving only Big Ears needing to be lifted in Barcelona four days later. As Mark Bradley from PA Sport reported at the time “Their night of destiny now awaits them in the Nou Camp but for the time being United can celebrate their third Double of the 1990s”

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